Backflip
by AllenP

Comment:
Your lighting is superb and the image is crisp without being the least bit overdone. When I grow up I want to be able to do this too (the photography, not the flip). Since I'm in my 60's I'm not sure I'll ever get there. But it's clear you have it all figured out. Wonderful image.

The Sentinel
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Congratulations on the TT finish. This is an unusual treatment, but effective. Well done.

Between Heaven And Earth
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Congratulations on the ribbon, Mark. Not bad for a first time at this. No where to go but up...but only by one ribbon, heh. Seriously, though, this is a fine image.

Coastal Sunset
by BaldurT

Comment:
I would like to have seen this a little larger. Nice silhouettes.

Summer Afternoon
by njsabs

Comment:
Had to laugh here.

Anāhata
by pointandshoot

Comment:
O.K. ...So midway through all the beautiful and near-beautiful images in this challenge, I come to this one. Say what?

But I can't let it go. It has a pull on me that sends me to the internet to see what the title mean. I'm told it means "unhurt, unstruck" and is often used in the context of music as a calm, maybe even a pure, tone.

So now I am back, armed with this information.... Only it looks like it might be the opposite of "unhurt, unstruck" -- musically or otherwise.

Still can't let it go...even though (and maybe because) it's an enigma to me. I like the abstraction, the vague human form, the coil/trunk/snake-like thingy. ...and it looks very "hurt" and "struck" so much that the upper part is obliterated...assuming there was an upper part.

O.K. This much intrigue and thought-provoking impact deserves recognition. 9. (If I could figure it out, it would be a 10. My failing, perhaps, but the artist's task too.) So... 9 it is.

Btw, "thingy" in my lexicon is art-speak for "I don't have a clue."

A Crown For Every Achievement
by JopsyDaisy

Comment:
I think this ought to ribbon. I like the clarity and lighting as well as the creative use of water. Well done.

Twisted Fantasy
by ecroce

Comment:
One of my favorite images. The absence of any text or logo, though, makes this seem less like an "advertisement" and more like a regular photograph.

vintage timepiece
by stevieian

Comment:
One of my favorite images to ribbon. Well done.

Dangerous Designs
by Maharet

Comment:
I really like this image, it's composition and lighting in particular. I wish the bracelet was in better focus, though.