Inspired by the shape of the number 5
by nico_blue

Comment:
Incredibly creative and exceptionally well done. My only wish would be that the black cloth were made solid black for this image.

Five
by KiwiChris

Comment:
Well executed image. B&W works very well and the tones are excellent. One of the best images of this challenge.

Cinco de Mayo, 2005 — 5 green, 5 Red, 5 Sprigs
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Very nicely done still life. Using three sets of 5 is an inspired concept. This should be a top finisher.

Alan's Past Comes Back To Haunt Him
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Taken like a true ex-smoker! Great concept. Very funny. Ther is just a little haloing along some primary edges and jaggies most visible where it says "Smoking".

A Room with a View
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
A wonderful image. Makes the viewer wish they were there.

Great... Now I gotta pee!
by SJCarter

Comment:
First impression is that this is more out of focus than soft focused which I'm sure is not your intention. Maybe you were trying something different from the standard longer exposed image with the banks in focus but the strong water flow pattern. However, this one might have bee better if you'd used the standard technique but then duplicated the layer and applied a strong gaussian blur to the duplicated layer, and then reduced the opacity of the blurred layer until it had an overall dreamlike appearance.

Enchanted Forest
by om10

Comment:
Like the concept that you were after... it is a good idea. I'd have cropped just the center of the image where it is most 'enchanted' and tried for a very soft, dreamlike focus. There are good examples of what you want that are previous ribbon winners. It would benefit you to locate some of those previous winners and contact the photographers to see how they achieved their success. In fact, I'd like to learn how to do those well myself. :)

Walking to Water
by madhatter

Comment:
This is an excellent idea. All it lacks is good solid focus and clarity. Composition is good.

Journey
by fifield

Comment:
This image has some nice things going for it, like the treelines and the dandylions gone to seed. I suspect this is just your camera over which you have no control but the overall general low technical quality hurts this image. I'm unsure the person in the image helps it or not. It might be better without him. The focus is not particularly good either.

If your camera is capable of doing macro I would recommend retaking this image from ground level with several dandylions closeup in sharp focus and with the treeline and sky behind them in recognizable but soft focus.

Restoring one of my own....
by Azrifel

Comment:
This is a fantastic dream. It might not be a sailboat, but we all have our own similar dreams we can identify with you on. Great concept.