The Study of Oneself
by Walkaboutwolf

Comment:
Congratulations!
Very well deserved, awesome shot.
Lets hope we have many more ribbons ahead of us ;)

Book of Seasons
by FrozenMoments

Comment:
Thank you everyone so much for your support. I am so excited :D
My first ribbon and only my fourth challenge.
It was a roller coaster ride all the way along. On the second day my score peaked at almost 7.3 but dropped to about 6.8 and then rose again till about 7.1 before dropping the last day. So I was so happy to walk in from work and find I had actually placed second.
The shot:
Just a very old book, positioned in a pile of leaves. Natural light.

I really did not expect this shot to go well at all, it was a last minute change from the photograph I had planned to enter, but I obviously made the right decision.
I thought I would get plenty of criticism on my choice of composition, but this felt strongest from the many different shots, so I went with the gut feeling.

I must say a HUGE congrats to Walkaboutwolf on his blue, awesome shot and very well deserved. And also I was very impressed with all the other entries into this challenge, awesome work!

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments and votes :)

Degrees of Loneliness
by MsAmbrosia

Comment:
Stunning shot, one of my favorites out of the challenge. I love the sky...simply stunning.

constellations
by skewsme

Comment:
My favorite so far. Great use of tilt to add to the image, not just a random tilt because the challenge said so. It's a 10 from me and the first I've given out in my voting thus far. Excellent work :)

Light in color, light in weight
by MrXpress

Comment:
I'm sorry this didn't finish better, it was the only 10 I gave out in voting on every image in the challenge. But then again, maybe we both have something for grass shots ;)

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by karmat

Comment:
Well said and a powerful shot.

half past dawn
by TallPaul

Comment:
This is beautiful, the light beams and colours add so much to the shot. WOuld have to rank in my favourites in this challenge.

Light in color, light in weight
by MrXpress

Comment:
This is my favourite in the challenge so far, such gorgoeus colours!

Ray of Hope
by alecnorman

Comment:
A powerful image you have captured in this shot. I love the rich colours and details. Congratulations on your ribbon :)

Attitude
by Jedusi

Comment:
Fabulous shot, the details and clarity are amazing. Congratulation on your ribbon :)