Blue
by John White

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Oh, what a wonderful, surreal image. Absolutely gorgeous. Among best of show.

Waiting
by John White

Comment by Blackbox:
Whatever...congrats on your newest ribbon! (Although I think you should have done something about that dark spot in front of the weed (?). But what do I know!) 10

Waiting
by John White

Comment by David Ey:
Should not have partially covered the fourth dot.....I like it.

Blue
by John White

Comment by Ja-9:
I think this is going to do very well...well done

Waiting
by John White

Comment by adi:
Love the crisp silhouette!

Blue
by John White

Comment by ScooterMcNutty:
this is cool! nice job!

Dune
by John White

Comment by Lydia:
FABULOUSLY simple and complex.

Congrats on your ribbon!

Dune
by John White

Comment by Rmac:
Love the contrast between the sand and sky, excellent image. Congratulations.

Blue
by John White

Comment by justine:
Good example of less is more. This screams! Love, love it.

Blue
by John White

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 the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives:This is a very well crafted image which benefits from great clarity and a bold composition. The mirrored surface offers a great reflection which make the board look like a Flash Gordon rocket! You've captured a real feeling here - looking at the image makes me want to take a deep breath and smell the sea air.

Critical stuff: The very simple composition may not have enough immediate 'ooomph' for rapid-fire voters so I hope they pause long enough to soak in the atmosphere.

Overall: A very clean and fresh image - overall, extremely effective.