original sin
by mariuca

Comment:
Superb image. Not just the apple and the colors, but also the "face" or "head" in the branches. Well done.

Chestnut Bob Special
by Falc

Comment:
I love the dark background and surrounding landscape. The contrast with the canoe is really nice. Sweet canoe, too.

Portrait of a BlueJay
by vawendy

Comment:
I love the detail and the eyes...very expressive for a bird.

Soon You'll Rest Your Soul
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Excellent image, Mark. Congratulations on the HM.

There's A Light And It Never Goes Out
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Superb. Congratulations again.

The Dance
by cynthiann

Comment:
Excellent capture Cynthiann. Congrats on the ribbon, too.

Life Below The Tree line
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Congratulations Mark. Another outstanding image.

Death in the Winter II.
by Jules1x

Comment:
Nice subject matter with interesting details. The image is framed well, too. If I have one criticism I would say that the tone of the image is rather flat. I think it's a white balance issue, leaving the snow gray rather than white because your camera's sensor is trying to find middle gray. If that were corrected I think the snow would have been white and the orange part of the split pods would have popped (no pun intended) and given you a very high scoring image.

Dropping dead
by sbeaumont

Comment:
I like this tree, the use of black and white, and the sky behind it. Nice details throughout, too. I think it would have been even better if the conifers in the background had been straightened in post processing as the way they lean in on both sides of the image is a slight distraction IMHO.

Dead Flora
by thereeceshow

Comment:
Love the colors and the blur (mostly). I wish some part of this image (perhaps one edge with light on it) was tack sharp to contrast with all the rest of the image. I guess it's a matter of preference or artistic expression. I like so much of this and think it just missed getting a very high score from me. Still...it's a worthy effort.