n 27(07) Étude d'un femme vue en buste, inachevé
by silverfoxx

Comment:
AMAZING use of the expert editing ruleset. This is stunning, well executed and brilliantly thought out. My choice for winner, and my highest mark, plus a favorite.

Crib Coiffe
by OmanOtter

Comment:
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Thats priceless. I'd like to see this in B&W conversion, heavy on the green channel!

Pretty!....and Practical
by senor_kasper

Comment:
My gosh I have nearly the same glases and I ALWAYS have pencils, pens, and paintbrushes poking out from my mop. And not so terribly long ago, the stethescope as well...

Fly-by
by zardoz

Comment:
I cannot wait to see this cropped! Fantastic catch, great light. And no dust bunnies - wich at the aperature you must have shot at to catch this and stay in focus is a marvel in and of itself. I fought the battle of the sensor dust for THREE HOURS and still failed to get it clean this challenge and appreciate a clean shot! Good job!

Cotton Harlequins
by JonathanJ

Comment:
Good control of the lighting, and very nice perspective. Nice to see something different!

Baby Aphid
by Pug-H

Comment:
Your control of the DOF here is a marvel. What an absolute pain in the rear this must have been trying to get the right area to show clear and probably quickly with what appears to be a live insect. Nice work.

The General's Speech
by Giorgio

Comment:
Maybe you could have filtered the flash just a tad knowing it was minimal editing, but I think it could be easily remedied with editing after challenge. I would have over-exposed this myself during a regular rule set to capture detail and toned it down in RAW later on myself, so I see the merits of this exposure. A really good shot. Original and nicely composed.

Ready to Soar
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
Crystal sharp in what appears to be slightly overcast light in the green house. Nice capture, love how the bokeh with the orange flowers to the left brings the composition together.

Green
by SJCarter

Comment:
Ohhhh a Luna Moth. I'm impressed you found one, I haven't been able to catch one of these since I was a kid. Can't wait to see it with the saturation bumped up afterwards. Good job.

Cicada
by Tlemetry

Comment:
The lighting here is especially creepy and suits this nasty thing well. I'm having flashbacks of these things hitting my windshield in VA year before last. ew ew ew.