Leaving home with Mr. Bear II
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
This is my absolute favourite from this challenge. Nothing here I don't like. I particularly love the composition, the impact the select desat has, great use of border. The kid's pigeon-toed stance/stride is the cherry on top. Excellent image. One of the very few times I've given an image a 10. Well done!

The Color of Magic
by millsa

Comment:
Not voting, just commenting... and the fact that you already know what I think of this image, there's not really too much point to this comment other than to get me one vote closer to the 100 comments mark (God know's I'm not going to go for the 100% comment target, that's just crazy... impossible for that matter if they're all as long and rambling as this comment).

In all seriousness though. An excellent image, and should have been your free study shot last month, but lucky for you, this Gem challenge comes along and you get to use an image you didn't have the cohones to use in the Feb Free Study for fear of getting another DQ. I'm rambling again, aren't I... I'm not even going to get close to 100 comments at this rate... but you know what, I'm enjoying the free style writing exercise this comment has become... I might even try a few K10DGuy type comments while attempting the 100 comment goal... just to make it interesting, though, my writing abilities are nowhere near those of K10DGuy.

Back to your photo. In the words of Conner and rodfulk before they got blasted for trying to get a 100% comments ribbon with their minimalist, cut-and-paste comments... "Great shot"

Seriously though... I love the colour variation and the randomness of the light in this shot. I'm not sure about the light in the base of the glass... that might cost you some points with the voters, as too might the rim of the glass... but too hell with those voters that can't recognise a brilliant image when they see it. Excellent image.

Going For The Brown...Ribbon That Is...
by maxxumg

Comment:
You were never going to get anywhere near the brown with an image this good. I love the minimalism of it, yet it has detail and sharpness which can keep the viewer looking for much longer than one would expect of an image like this. Sorry, but my vote will do nothing to help you get brown this time.

Trainload
by naomik

Comment:
Ahhhh.... this one has to be Puffing Billy. Almost entered a shot just like this myself. Nice capture and nice colours. Hope it does well.

Gasoline
by Gunnsi

Comment:
As Eddie Murphy's uncle Gus once said "Now THAT's a FIRE!". Great image. Great capture. The flames provide the drama, and the firefighters add the personal interest and become the focus of the shot. Excellent.

Desiccated Rat
by vlado

Comment:
Good idea Kelli! Think i might go dig it out of the bin.

Waiting for the Bus
by cryan

Comment:
Well done. Nice shot.. almost has a tilt-shift feel to it.

3-march 09 unconventional. "pleeease .. i promise i'll be home by 12!!"
by roz

Comment:
Hahaha... Roz, you are brilliant. I love the story the image tells... I'll think of this the next time one of my kids asks to play on the computer or to go to a friends place for a sleep over. :)

Gulls
by bobonacus

Comment:
Oh... this is nice. I particularly like that each post has a gull on it, they're all facing the same way, and that the nearest post has a huge streak of bird droppings down it... and the processing does well to highlight all these. Excellent image.

Polar Dreams
by Kelli

Comment:
Excellent job on the editing. I know how hard it is to use the selection tool on a polar bears fur... you've done brilliantly, and the end result is well worth the effort you put in.