tiny dancer
by aabbee

Comment:
A graceful gesture, and a smile that says 'can we be done with this yet?' It's a very pretty photo, nicely lit, nicely composed, nicely exposed. Quibble - I'd have cloned out the distractions near the left edge. Very nice.

Transparent monitor
by cbonsall

Comment:
Here's one DPC voter who hopes you use some other machine to view DPC challenges and to vote: the color balance is not within a country mile of being the same as that of the camera.

I'm not finding the composition to be very inspiring. The print is busy. And the space depicted is cramped. The computer is not an unusually photogenic one, nor does it have any obvious visual or functional connection with lamp, print, or table. My opinion, for what it's worth.

It's a good technique to have mastered.

Great Blue Heron
by wkmen

Comment:
A large bird such as this needs a lot of room to stretch out; nevertheless, I wonder whether the shot might be better framed with some of the left cropped. I would be tempeted to apply a bit more unsharp mask to get strengthen the textural contrast between the foreground and background. The photo has much to commend it, but to me it feels very unfinished.

Sanctuary
by srbrubaker

Comment:
Thanks for all of your kind and helpful comments.

the old barn
by ursula

Comment:
Congratulations! It may be your first blue, but if your long string of strong images provides a clue, I'll bet it's not your last.

The Energy of Sunset
by librodo

Comment:
Superb. I thought I had finally grown tired of sunsets, that I'd never score another sunset above four or five. This blows that theory out of the water! I love the colors, the reflections, the silhouettes, the people and actions, and the sails.

Standing Guard
by Neuferland

Comment:
For what it is, it is probably just about ideally realized. Technically it seems just about flawless.But the composition feels cluttered to me, and off balance. The tension in the photo comes from the relationship between the young woman and the dog. I wonder if there is a crop which draws our attention to this a little better?

Sitting on supper
by arpita

Comment:
WOW. Took me a moment to warm up to it. I love the super sharp focus of the bee, and the bokeh of the flower. Nice composition, excellent technically. Great Job.

A Walk in the Park
by bre53

Comment:
The cyan cast on the skin bothers me. And it's a littl hard to see what she's carrying; is that a high heeled shoe? I like the path and the tree, but this is not a flattering pose, IMO.

Joy
by Jesuispeure

Comment:
The expression and body language are exquisite. Photo is nicely framed and composed, except for the partial person in the left corner. Bubbles are wonderful.. I'm afraid I'm bothered by the blown highlights - though I understand the difficult conditions that may have necessitated them.