Nocturnal
by BigK

Comment by Traff:
Great 'painterly' feel - bold sweeping strokes - brilliant. I love that it's busy and alive.
I had a hunch it wouldn't score high - but it was in my personal ribbon contenders.

Smile
by BigK

Comment by hotpasta:
great light and detail, good pose

Smile
by BigK

Comment by jaysonmc:
I like the contrast, lighting and pose. However, I am not sure what the Landscape format gives you but dead space...

Nocturnal
by BigK

Comment by DIVIAN:
interesting! nice warm tones!!

Nocturnal
by BigK

Comment by Sunshyne:
good shot - meets the challenge well

Nocturnal
by BigK

Comment by pamelasue:
I really like the colors and processing here ... works really well ... nice job.

Nocturnal
by BigK

Comment by IreneM:
Very nostalgic looking - nice.

Nocturnal
by BigK

Comment by franyoung2002:
Lovely!

Nocturnal
by BigK

Comment by Jutilda:
I've come back to this several times. I love the tones of the green and peachy brown. I think the problem that is has, is what many others are suffering with and that's that it is busy and seems too cluttered. It's so hard in nature type shots to fix that problem. I do like the focus on the single bloom, but the one in the lower right seems a touch distracting. I think if I were to redo it, I'd just pluck that one out of the ground and it would clear up the space for the subject and the rest of them being blurred wouldn't detract. It definitely has bokeh and you did it well, technically. 7

Got Ducky?
by BigK

Comment by Structor:
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Beautiful shot!