Playing Field
by StopDown

Comment:
I like the way you've set this up, but I think the light has made the white pieces look a bit 'fake' somehow, almost like in a film where they've not used CGI very well!
Love how the light fades towards the far side of the board though. 7

The Final Showdown
by JohnTF

Comment:
Nicely composed and lit... it's a shame that compression has shown up in the area around the white, but on the whole I like this one. well done.

Using "Sun"...as a Single Light Source
by Halim

Comment:
Sorry, but I can't see how you hoped to get away with this! (and I speak as someone else who didn't strictly speaking meet the challenge requirements myself.) Using the sun clearly isn't allowed, and to be honest I'm not that bowled over by the photo either - maybe if you had used sunlight in a creative way I might have been tempted to ignore you not meeting the challenge.

A Shot in the Dark
by soup

Comment:
Love the concept, but not so keen on the dribble! I don't like it when people can't hold their drink :-) 6

Mommy's Makeup
by Loki

Comment:
Gorgeous expression, and what a cute girl. I find the background to the left a bit distracting though.

Click Me
by JRalston

Comment:
Not a bad image, but I just don't find the subject very inspiring/unusual.

Lonely Light
by greigner

Comment:
I'll be interested to see how you do with this shot. I tried a similar effect once (nowhere near as cool as this though) and got low scores. Good luck. 6

Daybreak
by Brin

Comment:
Gorgeous. Skillful editting to keep a true 'gradient' effect after having to compress/resize the image. Well done

Dance of Great Bison Spirits
by elee3009

Comment:
I didn't vote/comment on this challenge, but I imagine there will have been lots of standard DPC 'perfectionist' photos entered, so no doubt compared to these yours didn't fit in.

For me, if you take a bit of time to look at your image (admittedly not something I always do when voting), the motion blur really adds to the atmosphere, almost as if you can feel the ground shaking because of the strength of the bison. I quite like the processing you've done too - very bold especially if you've not done much editting before. I'm not so keen on the whiteness of the ground as I think it's a bit distracting, buit maybe you couldn't do much about this.

As you said in the comments, it was never going to score particularly highly, but I'd be proud of this if I'd produced it.

Magical Morning Mist
by jemison

Comment:
Congratulations! It's great to see a ribbon being won by someone who's not won any before... it gives the rest of us some hope :-)

I didn't vote in this challenge, but would have given your shot an 8/9 probably. Well done.