Earth Shakers
by Ristyz

Comment:
Oh my gosh - the initial impression is amazing - simply amazing. A solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it has significant impact with rich color and with excellant detail in the foreground. This image would have worked as a black and white as well, but the treatment used is incredibly effective. A perfect demonstration of the power of properly controlled light, focus, motion tracking, composition and capture. Another top ribbon contender. Well done.

Miss Isabella's Orchids
by DCrest01

Comment:
A solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it has significant impact being richly colored with excellant detail. This image would have worked as a black and white as well. A perfect demonstration of the power of properly controlled light and focus. A top ten image and a very strong contender for a ribbon. Well done.

Night time arrives in Boston
by Denise

Comment:
An incredible image - a complete technical and artistic success. This image has high impact and wow factor with it's rich combination of color and detail with properly controlled highlights and lighting. A terrific demonstration of how to properly capture an image for maximum impact. A very worthy entry into the challenge and one that should win a ribbon. Well done.

Beneath the Bridge
by rmezzo

Comment:
An incredible image - a complete technical and artistic success. This image has high impact and wow factor with it's rich combination of color and detail with properly controlled highlights and lighting. A terrific demonstration of how to properly capture an image for maximum impact. A very worthy entry into the challenge and one that should win a ribbon. Well done.

Attitude
by Jedusi

Comment:
This image is simply incredible - the detail and color is stunning - a complete technical success and from an artistic standpoint has a lot of impact. Superlatives fail to adequately describe the impression imparted by this close in look at a magnificent raptor. A blue ribbon winner.

The DAM Bridge (Fredrick Douglas-Susan B, Anthony Memorial Bridge)
by smichener

Comment:
An incredible image of Rochester, NY - a complete technical and artistic success. This image has high impact and wow factor with it's rich combination of color and detail with properly controlled highlights and lighting. A terrific demonstration of how to properly capture an image for maximum impact. A very worthy entry into the challenge and one that should win a ribbon. Well done.

'Til the Storm Passes Over
by karmat

Comment:
A beautiful image marred by a soft focus. The very dramatic sky and sun light on the copse is very effective. A little more time with properly choosing ISO, aperature and shutter speed would have made this a ribbon contender. A good entry into the challenge.

seagull
by kolasi

Comment:
From a technical standpoint, this image is overly dark reducing details that would have increased it's interest level. From an artistic standpoint it fails to impress for much the same reason along with the lack of depth and dimension. A difficult lighting situation that could have been handled better with a slightly different exposure setting

Sigh...
by Adamsw216

Comment:
A solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it is an interesting image but of less than universal appeal. A good entry into the challenge.

life on mars
by saintaugust

Comment:
A good solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it is an intersting image but of less than universal appeal because of it's rather flat color and appearance. Additionally, the foreground weed is a negative. A good entry into the challenge.