Standing Tall
by prperold

Comment:
5.8 - I also think it should have done better. Maybe the low voters didn't know those were stars?

Where Sweet Waters Flow
by RianBotes

Comment:
Congrats on another great top 10 with a super shot. Magical. Keep up the good work!

Standing Tall
by prperold

Comment:
Could very well be prperold. If it is not you take it as a compliment. The processing is spot on, crystal clear and wonderful composition. Hope it does well.

Beacon
by amaurer

Comment:
Holy Cow! Simple yet effective. I love this!

Moustache Man
by ThingFish

Comment:
Looks South African! Black Label and the horns...
Pity about the camera shake though

And I Dreamt Of The Sea
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Turned out very nicely Mike. The final edit really did help this image! Hope it does well. (not voting on this shot)

Yosemite Valley
by william88

Comment:
I'm not sure it is legal to take a photo this gorgeous! FG interest, Wonderful sky (I like the treatment you did), plenty for the eye to mull over and absorb! I only wish there was slightly more detail in the lower part of the trees - I might have lightened it a bit... but this really is super. Hope it does well. Good luck!

Week 1 ~ AZ Sunset
by WriteHeart

Comment:
Lovely colours - wish it was a bit bigger!

The Mysterious Cult
by gyaban

Comment:
I have to commend you on your imagination firstly, your photography skills secondly, thirdly on your passion to photography and finally on your editing skills. A wonderful shot(s) and an end result that truly makes an observer look deeply at the picture and think of many (strange) things! Congrats on the PB - after all the work you deserve it!

Hope
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Nice shot Ben. You have captured a special facial expression here. The composition is really nice and you are forced to look straight at her eyes. The DOF is very narrow though and I would have preferred it a bit deeper - her nose and chin are soft and looks a little out of place against the textured and aged skin on the cheeks. Not sure what happened between the right (as wee look at it) eye and the hair / ear - there is a very abrupt change from in focus to OOF.
Overall a nice shot and I hope you do well.