Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by primabarbara:
Wow Ronnie, just came home and found out you got the blue and PB - huge congrats!!!!

Don't Center Your Subject
by Phocal

Comment by Tumbleweed:
Great view! The highlights are a tad bright for me. I like where you can see texture of the skin.

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by grahamgator:
Terrific shot; congrats on the Blue!

Don't Center Your Subject
by Phocal

Comment by tnun:
ah, the full face on horror.

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by Beetle:
Wow.... not a pretty shot, but a very powerful one. I looked at your outtakes - you made the perfect choice.

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by tanguera:
This sort of image breaks my heart. It's fantastic. And soul crushing at the same time. Congrats on the blue. What a score!

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well.

I'm so pleased you have triumphed in this challenge in what is your genre Ronnie, only you could have done such a good a job of this. What an amazing score for a truly amazing image no wonder it came out tops, thoroughly deserved. Yes, it is graphic, but thats what makes it work so well and whilst one can only feel sympathy for the poor turtle that is nature and the 'circle of life'. Your extensive notes make fascinating reading giving us a real insight into the difficulties you faced and given all that, you did really well. I'm proud of you Ronnie, well done

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
Magnificent capture. Congrats on the Blue and your PB.

Echoing a bit of what Lydia might have been going for, the only reason this wasn't my #1 is that the background/OOF area seems to have suffered from the very processing that enhanced the subject. Had you been able to isolate the two and handle them separately this would be magazine cover worthy. Just food for thought in the future. Your alternate shots, while not as captivating, do a much better job of this.

Again, well done.

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by Kroburg:
Wow Ronnie, that is some result, well done. Congrats on your PB and of course the Blue!

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment by SaraR:
Huge congratulations, not just for the Blue, but for the photograph itself.