Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Comment by maynerd12:
Very powerful. You really capture the emotion by framing his face with the front runners and draw attention with shallow DoF on subject. And the #1 bib shows - nice catch on that. Excellent.

Sold Her Gold Teeth
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Comment by mia67:
Excellent cadid.

Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Comment by boyd2000:
Good DOF highlighting just the subject of the caption

Snail Hiding In Reed
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Comment by edmeng:
Beautiful lines and texture on this image.

Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Comment by Car54:
great capture--good in BW.

Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Comment by UNTITLED:
Obviously he's not in the lead according to your title, but it does leave you pondering some things. Where in the race is this? Is it near the end with no time left to catch up and pass? Is he not as close as he appears(has a telephoto lens compressed the scene)?

The b&w conversion is very good. Good use of DOF with just the right placement of focus. Well done!

A Cow's Life
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Comment by magenmarie:
I LOVE cows too! This shot is wonderful! She's so cute! I definitely agree with mist that this was very underrated.

Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Comment by dougi555:
excellent 9

Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Comment by MattO:
Nice use of DOF to get the viewer to the subject. I also like the B&W conversion.

Julius Rop, last years Rhine-Marathon winner, disappointed
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Comment by Melethia:
I like the choice of focal point - tells the story without the title. Toning works very well for this shot, too.