Alone in the Cold
by MargaretNet

Comment:
This blew me away when I saw it in voting! So very award worthy! Congratulations!

Predator
by roz

Comment:
It�s hard to believe it�s not one of your amazing insect photos. The voters are so unpredictable. For me, it seems the more I THINK a photo is going to do great, the more likely it is to see the voters go, �Meh... take this 5 or 4�, haha!

Not too long ago, I was looking back at old challenges and it seemed every challenge got tons and tons iof comments and tons and tons of votes! It made it easier for the few who like to vote down photos at the end not change things much. Now, like here, with only 39 votes.... it only takes a couple who do that to ruin an overall score! In my last challenge, I went from a 7.00 to a 6.5 in 4 votes!! I guess it�s just something we have to live with... and not place too much importance on the scores. It�s hard I know, because we want to win or at least do good... but for me, it�s been good to learn to do my best, and be proud of what I enter, then not let the end result get to me too much. Art is so subjective! And with only 39 people weighing in, it really means nothing as to the quality of the art! That�s my 2-cents anyway.

Hiker in the Great Sand Dunes NP
by nam

Comment:
THIS... is... AMAZING!!!!

Alone in the Cold
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Ohhhm'gosh... This is amazing and the scale makes my heart flutter!

soul silence
by Lydia

Comment:
I love this so much! The simplicity... the peace that washes over me when I look at it.

Showoff
by MeMex2

Comment:
This is SO GOOD!!! I LOVE IT!

Piazza San Marco la mattina alle 7
by primabarbara

Comment:
The first two entries I looked at in this challenge were this one and then the one that won the blue ribbon. I couldn't believe how amazing this was and I was certain those first two entries would take the Blue and the red. I'm shocked it didn't! It's just so crazy beautiful! I can see it on a large canvas in a big gold frame. I can imagine the memory!!!

Winter Solstice
by ryant35

Comment:
UnbeLIEVABLE! I can't even think of an appropriate superlative!

Glowing at Sunrise
by MargaretNet

Comment:
Wow!!! The dramatic beauty in this scene! There are so many images in this challenge, I thought were superior to mine. I'm shell-shocked by the end results!

Falling sun
by kasaba

Comment:
This is insanely amazing! I had it picked over the sunsets over the beach :) What an art piece!