Rheannon
by bspurgeon

Comment by Lydia:
Adorable! (not voting)

Santa's Secret Summer Vacation
by bspurgeon

Comment by NikonJeb:
This is the first one to pop up on my screen after finally deciding I need to vote. This is freakin' COOL!!! Beautifully composed, shot, and processed! Best of luck in the voting, and thanks for the chuckle & warm feeling!.......9

Santa's Secret Summer Vacation
by bspurgeon

Comment by vlado:
This is a great photo. One of the best in the FS (IMO). Sky is fantastic, contrast is spot on and the subject and foreground is sharp and interesting... and there's a story to boot. Gave this an 8 during my voting phase, actually, think it was originally a 7 but I bumped it at completion of voting... any, been an 8 for a couple of days, and I reckon it deserves another bump... 9.

Santa's Secret Summer Vacation
by bspurgeon

Comment by Deen:
intresting idea 7

Santa's Secret Summer Vacation
by bspurgeon

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for my Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: Certainly not something you see everyday! I actually think this is a seriously good image and I dare say that it 'out-qualitys' the title. The main character offers loads of charisma to this shot and the perspective /POV works so well with the dramatic sky.

Critical stuff: The non-horizontal horizon behind him bugs me a little, but other than that.....

Overall: A really great image - I hope it does well!

Jeweled
by bspurgeon

Comment by Dave Gordon:
How much did you pay the spider to create this beautiful shot?

Jeweled
by bspurgeon

Comment by ahjenny:
Nice picture.

Santa's Secret Summer Vacation
by bspurgeon

Comment by andrewt:
Nice detail in the clouds. Creative shot IMO ,7 , Would have liked a tad more contrast

Untitled
by bspurgeon

Comment by hajeka:
Wonderful tone. I like the tenderness of the flowers.

Bloom and Stump
by bspurgeon

Comment by hajeka:
Nice contrasts. Would be a good entry for an abstract challenge. Can't find the healing brush problem, but perhaps you fixed it already.