October
by shutterfly

Comment:
This photo lacks a focal point, but it has the fall colors that suits for a october calendar photo.

September
by MAK

Comment:
The horizon is leaning way too much imo, nice sunrays, but you should cut off a little of the uninteresting foreground.

November
by Ironworker

Comment:
Nice sunset, but I would like to see it sharper and with less dark foreground.

December
by alsatia

Comment:
Nice composition, an ok photo, but not very interesting, well it could maybe be in a calendar, but I would pick some other photo to convey the Christmas month. Technically the photo is well done.

December
by mfairbanks

Comment:
Too much chaos, not very interesting as a photograph, it conveys the month, but I can't see this put on a calendar.

may
by byoung

Comment:
It seems to be a little too dark, good framing.

Glacier water puring out of nowhere
by asij

Comment:
Congrats, well done.

Daybreak
by Brad

Comment:
Congrats on your yellow ribbon! Without this frame type I guess I would be saying "congrats on your blue ribbon".

The original image is just outstanding and I would most certainly have rated the highest in this challenge. It's not bad this way, but it's better the other way imho.

Shifting Sands
by photom

Comment:
Congratulations on the blue ribbon, It's a very good photo. I see that you got two ones, I got 4 ones and I don't understand why many of the top photos in this challenge got one!

Message edited by author 2004-11-08 12:33:50.

OMG
by Amason

Comment:

Originally posted by siggi: Congratulations with 6th place, well deserved. Don't understand the four 1s though, very strange!

Even the photos #1, 4 & 5 got one and two 1. My photo got four 1 and no 2 :-o I think there must be some people that think that the aurora is some kind of a myth that only belongs in fairy tales and Coca Cola ads, and they must think that this green light is added in Photoshop! Ofcourse is this just done in PS, do you really believe that there can be some kind of ridiculous green lights in the skies like this!!?

hahahaaaa, aurora is something that you just have to believe, it's very real and priceless sight to experience!

Anyway, I didn't expect to be in the top 10 after the score dropped from 7.17 down to 6.8 on the second day of voting. The photo was between 6.8-6.99 most of the week, on the last day the score finally got above 7, so, I'm very happy with this result!

Many thanks for all of the comments and votings.

Check out my OFS outtakes in my portfolio, there are more aurora shots from this scene and other stuff.

Message edited by author 2004-11-08 09:57:19.