Portal
by MargaretNet

Comment:
#1, tied with another.
Normally these "take a photo of myself in the mirror/window" are trite. What definitely separates this from the chafe are the characters in the two outer panes. Those kick so much ass that this shot rose to one of my two favorites of the free study.

Should add your pose adds to the awesome feeling. It has so much of laissez-faire attitude that I love it.

Edited for spelling and added quotations.

Future Masai Warrior
by jjstager2

Comment:
#1.
Only giving out one ten in the entire challenge. This is it.
Reminds me of the famous Pulitzer prize photo by Kevin Carter. After seeing this image, I immediately lowered every other photo by one because this had to be the sole 10 in the challenge.

There's something simply compelling about this image. What will his future hold? I don't know, but it looks bleak.

I might have titled it something different, but that's irrelevant.

Symmetry
by Judi

Comment:
#1, tied with another.
How can I not give props to my teammate? Seems right.
Actually, this is the style of portraiture, along with what Paul does, I'm hoping to emulate before throwing my own twist on things.

High-Five
by Damon

Comment:
It was different.
I was expecting a lot of hair, horses, and honey shots, so when something entirely different was presented, especially an extremely unique scene, it was getting huge props. If there was something else equally as cool, this would have got a 9 because I wasn't keen on some of the edits. But I always give at least one photo a ten in every challenge, and this was it, holding my sole 10 vote.

High-Five
by Damon

Comment:
I was your only ten. Thought this was really cool. Didn't really like the vignetting, but capturing the high five from a moving vehicle meant I didn't care about the editing so much.

No Dogs on the Beach in the nighttime
by whiterook

Comment:
Do you ever get tired of meeting the challenge perfectly only to have complete shoehorns beat you?

The image immediately above yours is a prime example. It's just straight eye candy with little to no relation to the challenge. Here you go out of your way to nail the challenge with little reward.

I give you credit for persevering.

If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs!
by Venser

Comment:

Originally posted by tome: H2 gave you a 10? :)

He must have. Can't blame him, it's an awesome image.

5 - Tethered to his Work
by tvsometime

Comment:
Nice capture.
Is the grain a PP effect or an ISO limitation? I really like it on this image, but could be distracting on other.

MJO_1798
by MattO

Comment:
Now that's a cool photo.
Tells a fantastic story.

Where's Waldo's Foot?
by mrchhas

Comment:
You thought mine was good?
This is infinitely better. It was one of my two 9s I gave out this challenge. I could just picture some clueless chap dropping off some rubbish and completely missing the leg sticking out of the dumpster.

I guess combined we've shown awesome ideas get shat on.