a diamond is forever
by hopper

Comment:
great concept, great execution ... best presentation within this challenge of hard
to render metal and gems .. lighting just about perfect

Civil War Cannon - Will the smoke ever clear?
by glad2badad

Comment:
generally i like the composition and colors a lot ... i think a slightly higher camera angle which would have placed the dark top part of the canon below the dark bottom part of the tree line would have better isolated and drawn more focus to the canon

So Big... Yet So Small...
by Alain

Comment:
one of my top 5 favorites in this challenge .. i like the varying horizontal wave amplitudes of the road, fence posts, and hilltop ... this nicely supports the vertical curve of the windblown tree focal point

Up in the air...
by erschmitt

Comment:
this just jumps out immediately among other entries .... you certainly expertly exploited an unual photo op ... the 3 (sky, snow, ski) elements in the photo work together perfectly ... the soft texture of the snow i think really nicely supports focus on the skier ... it almost looks as though the snow is clouds in the sky .. a very unusal and powerful effect to my eye.

A Twist of Green and a Spot of Red
by Falc

Comment:
certailny a standout in this challenge ... great pairing of the beautiful natural spiral of veg with lovable wee lady bug. xmas color combo against the black background completes the high appeal.

"What you see is what you see." -- Frank Stella (1936-), American painter, 1966
by MrAnalogy

Comment:
one of my top 5 favorites for this challenge ... techinical quality of photo obvious with effective use of DOF ... i think the green background on the right nicely breaks up a mostly monotone background and complements the green leaf without taking away focus on the liquidly star of the show

Loving Spring
by ebertdj

Comment:
your point of view separates this positively from many of the other entries ... can imagine this through the eyes of another robin looking for a springtime mate

Waiting for Spring
by rigrider

Comment:
for what it's worth i thought this was best in show ... but 45th is pretty good .. nice shot

Java Man
by scalvert

Comment:
high score for being creative and cleaver ... something that unfortunately often is under appreciated

Gothic Mausoleum
by md8speed

Comment:
lighting adjustments make this very attractive