Murillo_gardens_IMG4639
by jmespiga

Comment:
You might want to learn how to use the leveling tool. You will find squared up images score better.

Screenshot_20240906_042444_Instagram
by roz

Comment:
That is awesome. Congratulations. 1X has amazing stuff. Stuff of dreams. Nicely done.

Nessa in the Sun
by markwiley

Comment:

Originally posted by ThingFish: Quote" Hopefully people skipped over the part in the challenge description that mentions: "Let's keep it classic, let's keep it simple..." I think I've missed that mark. Oh well, this was the strongest portrait I had."Unquote I did read that and even posted a thread about it in the current challenge topic but it was removed with a message to me that it might not be a good idea to post that while the challenge was in the voting stage. My own entry was entirely based on that full challenge description but was voted down by most voters as they obviously didn't read or recognise that it adhered to the full challenge description. Neat's entry certainly did and she deserves the Red and imo should have taken the Blue. I am glad for you that you won the Blue as it is a beautiful entry in it's own right but like you yourself said it does not adhere fully to the challenge description.

I can appreciate your perspective. However, I tend to take the challenge theme and especially the challenge description more as a general suggestion rather than a rigid rule. For entering and voting. If I have two candidate images and one is a stronger image but the other adheres more strictly to the challenge theme/description, I generally enter the stronger image. In my experience, the stronger image will result in a better score. Perhaps that is because people are paying close attention to the description. Or, perhaps it is because lots of voters are like me and see the theme/description as a guideline to inspire creative images rather than a strict rule in need of enforcement.

Road to Thor's Castle
by LevT

Comment:
Beautiful shot, Lev. Nicely done.

OH!
by roz

Comment:
If I'm not mistaken, it looks much like a past entry. Don't get me wrong, it is very well executed. As someone that has returned to the same well myself, I should not throw stones.

Day's End
by glad2badad

Comment:
This is lovely.

Patience
by Bear_Music

Comment:
This is excellent. Should have finished higher. Nicely done.

Basin
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
This shot is oddly captivating. It finished higher in my ranking.

Mini 'Me'
by roz

Comment:
Two sweet dogs in the image. Really nice.

Little And Littler
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Fantastic capture. Some say it is better to be lucky than good. For this image, you are both. Nicely done.