The Wild
by AllenP

Comment:

Originally posted by K10DGuy: All I can do is laugh at people that feel disappointed or tricked by something like this. A little too much time on their hands. It's amusing.

It doesn't take time to feel tricked or disappointed, it happens in an instance, a gut reaction :-)
And neither is such a feeling a bad thing. My reaction to reading the description was "Aww man, its not real, that would have been SO cool if it was real". Its not going into a rage, and it isn't devalueing the photograph either.
This is still hands down the best photo in the challenge and it deserves the ribbon. If it had been real, it would have been a miracle shot and just that tiny bit cooler as a result.

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment:
Congrats on the ribbon!
I'll admit I was a bit dissapointed that this isn't real. Not because it decreases the quality of the photograph (because this is still absolutely fantastic) but because it greatly decreases the difficulty level of obtaining the shot, and to me that matters when considering how impressed I am by a photo.
Cheers on the nevertheless fantastic photograph

June
by danitar

Comment:
Soft, whimsical, and lovely. Well done 7

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment:
Holy smokes, this is beyond amazing. Only the third image I am voting on and I am pegging it for the blue. A 10 and a fav from me. Astounding!!!

Guardians of the Barley
by jagar

Comment:
Man, this isn't even fair! The rest of us had absolutely no shot compared to this!
Congrats :-)

Surf
by RamblinR

Comment:
Man, this is just gorgeous. I love the pastel skies and the surfers and water are just amazing. Wish the guy on the left wasn't there, but he'll do. The rest of the photo far outweighs him. 9

I love this Mountain
by Frostmark

Comment:
I think I might have liked this a bit better without the person. Or maybe just with a different more meaningful pose. Still a lovely scene and landscape 7

The Early [duckling] Catches the Worm
by blueblossom11

Comment:
This is just lovely. I love the swirling greens, but mostly of course the lighting on that duckling.8

Freedom
by gyaban

Comment:
You finally got your 8! And surely not your last. Way to go!

Balloon - outtake
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
You definitely chose the right one. By far!