The Sea Just Waved
by Blackdog

Comment:
very nice look overall and I like the rhythm present in the waves.

Wing It
by cynthiann

Comment:
A great example of a pic that well transcends any camera-related technical issues.

Faith
by Travis99

Comment:
i could have written a book about this. Easily one of the most complex images in the challenge.

I'm seven!
by abrakatebra

Comment:
gave this a 10 in challenge and would love to see more info about the shot than a 'n/a'

Morgan
by jhomrighaus

Comment:
I have no idea what is wrong with people's brains. But I am a bit grumpy today.

Yes there's a color cast on it.

It is called UNITY or THEME.

I wonder if people who have an issue with this picture vote exclusively 1 on challenges such as 'black and white in color', 'duotone' and 'soft focus'...

I was one of your 8 10's.

I appreciated the fact that because of the unity of color, distracting elements are greatly reduced and the gentle warm color of the dog is highlighted by the fact that we would probably expect the background to contain many other colors subconsciously, but the absence of these works to build a theme and even contributes to the mood.

Some of the comments here make me want to slap some people upside the head.

The scores however should sit as they do. They represent a 1-week snapshot of peoples reactions to the pic. Don't confuse score with value of the pic. The two are wholly unrelated. DPC is a _public_ contest with a short voting period and this particular one had no theme to give context to the wide variety of styles of image in the challenge.

Night Falls on the Everglades
by yakatme

Comment:
I looked at the eye for a long time and I felt that the tiniest bump in brightness in that area (subtle, not strong) would benefit the pic. But the longer I looked, the more it grew on me.

I think in the end, it could be brought up just a hair so it is slightly higher than the highlights reflected on the nose.

However, I have no doubt in my mind that it is this way by clear intention by you, and I really can't bring myself to actually call it a 'flaw'.

Bumping from 9 to 10.

Waiting for a Train
by klkitchens

Comment:
very like the tones everywhere in this pic, especially in the BG areas.

I actually don't like that border for this image. I think it's the white pinstripe that throws it off. Ditch that and it'd get a 10.

I just had to come back.
You know what, screw that border. Here's your 10!

the beauty of innuendoes
by dahkota

Comment:
breathtakingly 10vely.

The Old Man And The Sea
by zaflabout

Comment:
it looks to my eye like there is some weird artifacting going on in the water from processing. Because of the nature of this challenge, I am ignoring it for my vote.

What I find except10nal about this pic is the grandeur of the cloud matched with its reflection and giving a nice frame to the individual in the chair.

Survival of the Fittest
by jbsmithana

Comment:
There's a lot happening in this one, both in the scene and in the photographic e10ments. Very well edited as well.