Blue Glass Cornucopia
by NikonJeb

Comment by Candi20:
Would have been better if the glass object was more in focus.

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by saintaugust:
this fits the challenge and beyond, nice moodiness and atmosphere for the subjects.

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by whiterook:
I like the highlite of the water todraw the eyes to the small ducks.
What isthe object just from the the small duck to the right. It looks like a griant duck. Definitly a 10.

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by noraneko:
Jeb, I know you are bummed because you barely missed that 6, but this is a really interesting shot, one of the most artistic of the challenge - a shot of which you should be proud! The mist is lovely and the intentional lack of focus on the foreground duck adds a lot of depth. Great job.

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by xianart:
very very pleasing shot, jeb. the compostion is great, and i agree with deb, the foreground duck out of focus works well. i'm not mad on the green border, though. my eye keeps being drawn to that, rather than to the beautiful image it contains.

o, and now i have 'dust in the wind' stuck in my head...

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by Melethia:
Very nearly a 6 and a nice shot, too! Very peaceful - mist works well and the house adds a lovely element to show that wildlife does indeed coexist quite nicely with man. Seems the majority of the commenters wanted to see the foreground duck a bit sharper. It does work this way, though it requires the viewer to linger a bit longer to appreciate. The "scene" is the house with the ducks in the water. The "sentinel" is the single duck in the foreground, keeping an eye on things but not wishing to be the focal point.

Blue Glass Cornucopia
by NikonJeb

Comment by fchosson:
not really minimal...

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by skewsme:
Intriguing shot and location. Needs to be the setting of a short story or some such. I'm fine with the foreduck being fuzzy - the depth here feels like what the eye would naturally see.

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by griz210:
nice shot Jeb. i can see why you never tire of this setting

Moment of Truce
by NikonJeb

Comment by jaysonmc:
This is a photo all about context. It is quite funny, but seems to be missing the intergrity of the scene to actually make it work. The two seem a little non-chalant about the whole thing. Nevertheless I like the idea here. The location was a terrific choice. Colors are great. Focus is a bit soft, but the exposure is great, more especially consider the difficult lighting.