The Carrot
by Citadel

Comment by rjkstesch:
Creative shot, but the challenge indicates it should be the DPC ribbon.

The Pelican Brief - John Grisham
by Citadel

Comment by h2:
Where's the brief? Nice shot nevertheless.

Fireweed at Lake Louise
by Citadel

Comment by JulietNN:
Greetings from the CC Club

Gorgeous, you did really well with this HDR, I really like it. Instead of being in Alberta, it looks like it belongs in the tropics somewhere.

I am torn here, I like the foreground, but it does take away from the shot. I would love to see the shot without the flowers and grass, but on the other hand it really makes it more than just a water and mountain scene. Like I said, a tropical scene.

Your clouds are excellent, your mountains could use a little more depth in them to make them stop feeling a little flat. I love the water colour, is it really that colour?

when you are taking shots for HDR, remember to have your ISO as low as possible.

Well done, gorgeous shot

Fireweed at Lake Louise
by Citadel

Comment by Jchamp:
Beautiful composition

Bentleigh
by Citadel

Comment by LadyK:
you're going to have to help me with the pronounciation. its it like Bently and Leah mixed? oh, i almost forgot to mention, she SO freakking cute!!! look at that face:) have fun spoiling her

Fireweed at Lake Louise
by Citadel

Comment by Sirashley:
This is a lovely scene. I love the colors in the water and mountains.

Fireweed at Lake Louise
by Citadel

Comment by Tammster:
A VERY beautiful blue. Colors seem slighly flat to me; maybe hazy or something.

Fireweed at Lake Louise
by Citadel

Comment by npasel:
Wonderful landscape shot. I'm checking back later to see what settings you used.

Fireweed at Lake Louise
by Citadel

Comment by stargazer05766:
lovely presentation.. Well seen and taken.. It's really magnificent the more i look at it..

Quiet Contemplation
by Citadel

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First Impression: Very nice to see such creative processing in the portrait challenge.

Composition: Bang on the money for me. I think it works extremely well.

Technical: Well, I am not seeing anything untoward here. I think it's well exposed, well lit and as said earlier, well composed. I suppose the only thing I can think of to explain the mid-range score is that people didn't like the processing. It could be a love/hate thing. I know it's always quite risky to use one of those Nik filters. (I used an amended version of the Holga for my own pigeon entry and it tanked!).

Artistic: Not your run of the mill portrait, so in that respect maybe a bit "out of the box" for this challenge?

I'm not certain why it didn't score higher, it's a strong image but maybe the processing is just not to everybody's taste. I happen to like it and would likely have given a 6/7 had I voted.