Tribute to Comet McNaught
by Lozza

Comment:
this is really lovely!

Sly Fox Versus Sly Photographer!
by Ivory

Comment:
Gor-or-or-or-geous! CONGRATS!!!!! (and a little side note to everyone who assumed that this was not in the wild and voted your assumption, I would like to suggest that we all please be careful not to do that. It's not fair to the photographer in any challenge. We have to trust that the photographer interprets the challenge as he or she sees fit and simply vote on the picture, not on the assumption. it's always dangerous to assume in any situation in life, because there's always a 50% chance that we will be wrong.)

Surprised
by Alain

Comment:
oh, sweet fuzzy baby... i would like a print of this too!! congrats on 24th!

Ghost?
by dreamy

Comment:
absolutely remarkable! i see him... the phantom... i literally got the heebies just now! WAY TO GO!!!

Every Time We Touch
by SandyP

Comment:
this is one of my favorite photos of all time. wow. what an incredible capture. huge congrats on a well deserved ribbon!

Quiet spot in loud place
by zeolite

Comment:
okay meanies, listen up. some people on this site are:

1. new photographers who may not know even the simple lingo like the definition of 'portrait'
2. people who speak English as a second or even third language.
3. young and innocent
4. so excited about entering a picture they don't realize the exact requirements
5. worthy of gentler comments.

Please remember that you might hurt someone's feelings, causing them to put their camera down and be afraid to pick it up again.

Please, don't just harshly criticize or call someone a 'timewaster'. There's no cause for that. People are trying to learn here...

Black and White
by NikonJeb

Comment:
wow, 27 1's and 25 2's? that's harsh and if I remember correctly from my reading of the guidelines of the site, it is recommended NOT to give extremely low scores just because a photo (in anyone's own humble opinion) does not meet the challenge. Thinking outside the box is what we need more of in this world of cookie cutter houses and mass production. That is a gorgeous BLACK and WHITE photo, Jeb. Look at that perfect bald head and that lovely cocoa skin. Come on people... why don't some of you give Jeb some positive comments. Just pretend for a moment that it said N/A in the description of this challenge. Oh wait... it did.

Judith
by pupparazzo

Comment:
I was one of your 4 9's. I love close up portraits of the elderly. I love the authenticity of this shot. Wow, I can't believe more people didn't connect with this one. Your mom looks like she's thinking of days gone by, and there's some soft yearning in her eyes. And I love her for letting you take her portrait even though her lipstick has come off. 103 5's? Wow. This is going into my favorites. Tell Mom I say hello and thanks for introducing her to us.

Grandmother
by choppers

Comment:
yes, feeling of disconnect. Grammy looks like she'd rather be doing something else. nice lighting though, and the baby looks very snuggly.

22 Minutes from the Altar.
by Simms

Comment:
i gave this an 8. love it. love her expression. what a gorgeous, natural beauty. another one that should have scored higher i think...