Who's The Fairest Of Them All?
by EddyG

Comment:
Another shot that should have scores much better if the damn cat-hating, dog-hating trolls could take a chill pill. Excellent shot. Keep up the good work.

Concentration
by jayke

Comment:
Way under-rated. You should have been top-20. The cat and dog haters were out on this one. Keep up the good work.

I Will Try To Make Wise Choices
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Glad to see that you were re-instated. Way to make a stand! Congrats on your ribbon. Keep up the good work

Message edited by author 2004-01-20 22:30:17.

To Touch Is To See
by Imagineer

Comment:
The most under-rated shot of the challenge. Nice work. You should have scored much higher.

BANG!
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Man, they burned you on this one JJ. I had this placing in the top 15 for sure. Keep up the good work. Have a good 2004.

Samuel
by Jacko

Comment:
Great top-10 finish bro! Another fine shot to add to your already impressive portfolio. Keep it up. But I DID beat ya this time... hee hee. More dumb luck than skill...

Later

Curiosity
by Jacko

Comment:
That is the COOLEST perspective bro. The only thing I can wrong with this shot is that the floor to the right-front of the image is a bit blown out. Awesome crisp focus of the cat's face with everything else just out of focus. A winner in my book.

PURPOSE - It is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving...
by Beagleboy

Comment:

Originally posted by mgrundy: Critique Club Comment I must say to start that this is a stunning image. The colours are magnificent and you have still managed to capture detail in the lighthouse and the rocks in the foreground rather then end up with a silhouette against the sunlit sky. The square(ish) format suits the picture along with the white frame around it and the verse and picture go well together. I only have one problem - the horizon really spoils what could be a perfect picture. Given the December rule set and assuming the picture couldn't be taken again, a quick minor adjustment in PS could have done the trick...

It did the trick, but thanks anyway. Corrected crooked horizon and reframed with larger borders and text on two lines instead of three.
NOW available as a print!

Message edited by author 2004-01-12 18:12:31.

PURPOSE - It is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving...
by Beagleboy

Comment:
Thanks for the vote folks.

Well, I must say I'm pretty happy with results. I attained two of the goals I had set out for myself on DPC in 2004:

1) I finally got a top-10 finish
2) I got one of my submissions to crack the magical 7.0 barrier.

The "cherry on top" would have been a ribbon.

Thanks for all the comments. I plan on re-doing this poster for a print available through DPCPrints.

EDIT: And oh yeah, I'll be straightening out that crooked horizon too. Always check that from now on. Live and learn

Message edited by author 2004-01-05 11:13:31.

THAW
by ellamay

Comment:
There seems to be clone stamp dots all over this image. Excellent choice of subject and good crop.