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.

pure
by photokariangel

Comment:
A good image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success. From an artistic standpoint, it is an intersting image as the use of the just on the edge of over done white perfectly balance the darker tones - a very good use of white space in addition to being a excellant conversion to black and white. A worthy entry into the challenge, it should place well into the top twenty if not the top ten. Well done.

White Wedding
by mgarsteck

Comment:
A good solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - an excellant example of properly controlled lighting and camera control - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it is an intersting image demonstrating terrific use of the zone system, but of less than universal appeal for a variety of reasons having not to do with subject matter. A very different entry into the challenge and worthy of top ten placement if not a ribbon. Well done.

Where is my world?
by lwkimages

Comment:
A very intriguing abstract image - a good solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed using the medium of reflection - 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 abstract nature. However it affects this reviewer as the perfect abstract - a good eye for effective detail from the on the edge blue at the top to the cupola distortions, this is a simply brilliant image and could be considered a top flight homage to Lester Hayes. While it may not place well because of it's unique nature, in this reviewer's opinion, it should win a blue ribbon because of it's unique and out of the ordinary viewpoint by comparison to other images in this challenge. A very welcome and uncommon image. Well done.