ruby's pier
by bspurgeon

Comment by bassbone:
Congrats Ben! This is fantastic stuff...but not quite blurry enough.

Hope
by bspurgeon

Comment by Silent-Shooter:
Nice shot Ben. You have captured a special facial expression here. The composition is really nice and you are forced to look straight at her eyes. The DOF is very narrow though and I would have preferred it a bit deeper - her nose and chin are soft and looks a little out of place against the textured and aged skin on the cheeks. Not sure what happened between the right (as wee look at it) eye and the hair / ear - there is a very abrupt change from in focus to OOF.
Overall a nice shot and I hope you do well.

solo
by bspurgeon

Comment by Marika:
great capture, this should score well!

ruby's pier
by bspurgeon

Comment by tanguera:
You were wrong, sir. THIRD place, not fourth :-)

Outstanding work, as always.

solo
by bspurgeon

Comment by smardaz:
my ribbon winner

ruby's pier
by bspurgeon

Comment by LevT:
excellent, Ben, congratulations on the ribbon! (and yeah, a person would be nice)

midday oil
by bspurgeon

Comment by onwsk8r:
I lived the first half of my life in fast-paced, high-strung downtown Chicago and the remainder in slowed down, happy-go-lucky Kansas City. When I saw this image that old Chicago atmosphere came over me with such force that my heartbeat quickened. Obviously this isn't Chi Town but my first reaction to this image? GET THE HELL UP ON OUT THE WAY SO I CAN GET THE TRAIN!!! SOME OF US GOT PLACES TO BE!!! Such emotion in one image. Love it.

ruby's pier
by bspurgeon

Comment by AllenP:
Very serene, congrats Ben!

ruby's pier
by bspurgeon

Comment by Melethia:
Congrats on the ribbon!

solo
by bspurgeon

Comment by spiritualspatula:
The detail on the wings and body, coupled with that awesome catchlight, add a lot of life to this. Nice use of light and dark to create a composition.