The light of home
by M.O.C.

Comment:
wow!! amazing capture of lightning.

My Secret Garden
by Jaimeson

Comment:
if this is your backyard i'm definitely envious! :) beautiful japanese garden. would have liked to see the greens pop more - higher saturation would have achieved that.

Dusk
by drz01

Comment:
I would have preferred a wider crop on this one so the cn tower isn't cut off. colours seem off.. i hope that isn't toronto smog :(

Sunset on Mt Ruapehu
by rayz1

Comment:
Now that's a nice view! I wish we had mountains in my corner of the world. one reservation I have with this image is that the sky and ground seem to overpower the mountain.

Halloween
by moodville

Comment:
Love this shot! I thought it would be top 5...

Peace
by gloda

Comment:
Lovely shot. Your DOF is perfect along the butterfly and the background blur adds interest.

Spaced Out
by Jean

Comment:
I love seeing abstracts finish high, congrats.

Bubblefun
by olimar

Comment:
This is adorable, congrats!

Overachiever
by scalvert

Comment:
Wow! How do you come up with all these crazy ideas?? I love this and congrats!

Prisoner of Circumstance
by typologic

Comment:
Thanks so much everyone for your comments and votes! It was a very tight race and I'm elated that I ended up Blue :D **happy dance**

For those of you who pointed out the mouth/nose area, yeah... it's just an unfortunate angle.. yeah, I'd do it again differently. Then again, maybe I wouldn't.. I spent a ridiculous amount of time on this shot :)

I was joking to friends this week that if I got a 4th ribbon I could retire from here very happily, and I might just do that for a while. It's been fun and I've learned so much here!!!

Message edited by author 2005-09-29 00:13:25.