Powdered Piñon
by Ristyz

Comment:
Beautiful shot. Difficult to get this level of brightness all around without too much contrast on the tree. Well done.

Daddys Girl
by ecameron

Comment:
She's beautiful and I bet Daddy's proud. Nice portrait. The angle of her pose sets it apart, making her expression a bit whimsical rather than looking simply posed.

Retire
by thordurb

Comment:
If Dali were a photographer, he'd look for this kind of setting. I want to see more. Well done.

Loki
by super-dave

Comment:
Please understand that I'm not a cat person, and cat's aren't fond of me either. Plus there are an inordinate amount of felines in this challenge.
..That said, This is far and away the best cat shot I've seen and I am happy to rate this in my top picks for the challenge.
Beautiful expression and excellent detail. You did not appear to need the ubsharp mask to bring out the fine edges. Well done.

Washed Up
by Blue Moon

Comment:
Wonderful composition. The simplicity here- not overdone as the fingers are relaxed and natural, along with the grain felt by the sand rather than post processing makes this exceptional. Good tone and lighting also.
To pick a little just so you know I'm looking, I think the lighting on the outer edge of the thumb could be softened a bit. But I had to look for it...

Swan lake
by puzzled

Comment:
Beautiful shot. The balance and light is wonderful. If I were to knit-pick anything, I'd suggest losing (cloning) the red bouy floating in the back left.

Elemental
by peterish

Comment:
Simple and appealing - just enough with the plain background. Well done.

Escalator - Study of Color
by jaysonmc

Comment:
An excellent color study and the lines lead well to the center.

Tossing The Caber
by dx_power

Comment:
Great capture. I think (not sure) that in advanced editing you could bring down the brightness of the tent - it's a little distracting.

Wet Peck
by PhotoRyno

Comment:
Looks like you shot this througha window or glass door. I think you could have cloned out the streak and smear at the top since it's advanced editing. Still a very good shot.