River of Mist
by dsidwell

Comment by kellenheller:
dreamy and COLD!

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by wewillexplore:
Congrats....again!

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by dsidwell:
Wow! I didn't think this would happen! I paid a price for the nice tones here. It was quite darkish, and shot in the shade to boot, which made some nice shades happen--but the ice crystals lost their clarity and sharpness. These leaves were already quite dark, and with the channel mixer, I converted to b/w. Some of you also noted the digital noise in the form of squares in the lower left--this was due to gaussian blur, but it only took a little! I probably should have left it alone. There were a lot of high quality images during this challenge; I feel really lucky to have won another ribbon. I thought it would be much higher scoring. I just keep learning from you all. Thanks for the votes!

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by caba:
I knew this would be #1, great job, kudo's!

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by Firstrich1:
Just another super job David! congrats

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by pcody:
Beautiful. I like the repetition. Lovely detail and tones. Did you have a cross screen star filter on or was it taken thru a window?

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by Neil:
Beautiful capture and use of DOF

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by Firstrich1:
Ten from me:)

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by cmangis:
Gorgeous image; my favorite of this challenge! Congratulations for spotting the potential here. I'd hang this in my home, for sure.

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment by zeuszen:

Exquisite, simple, elegant, distinct, and -
critical for this genre- outstanding image quality.