The old and the new...
by IreneM

Comment:
Of COURSE this won.. and of COURSE it̢۪s yours. Irene, what a gift to be able to make the ordinary look so beautifully extraordinary! Congratulations!

walking on water
by roz

Comment:
This is so good! The bokeh background and beautiful mix of colors are so pretty! Only you could make a bug look so delightfully gorgeous!!

And... I share your frustration about the pattern of votes dropping so steeply at the end. Last night, literally a few hours before rollover, my image was at 7.33, and ended up barely over 7.1. Must be people who wait till the very end to vote down the competition? Sometimes, my vote drops with no new votes being added, so those are obviously votes that are being lowered by someone who had earlier given a better score. :(

tête-à-tête
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
What a delightful, ambient scene!

Welcome back
by wildiris

Comment:
This is BEAUTIFUL! The light is exquisite and the composition and pose are so striking! I sure expected this to be much higher than 15th place.

The Majesty of the Everglades
by Cory

Comment:
This is exquisite! Those reflections!!! Wow!!!

There is still beauty amongst all the gloom
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
Indeed! This is a most special kind of beauty! It̢۪s nice to know of something that hasn̢۪t been touched by these crazy times!!

Be Still
by MeMex2

Comment:
Wow!!! This! What a beautiful capture! Photographed to perfection!

Whoo You Looking At
by spydr

Comment:
Whoa! What an amazing treat... and this is amazing photography!!

2020's Cowboy
by JulietNN

Comment:
Oh man! This is so crazy fabulous!

Flow
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Whew! Sure glad you got the photo in time! This is so fabulously perfect in any way!