Lily of the Nile Buds
by Brad

Comment:
This is pretty. Needs just a bit more focus imo but still a very nice shot. Look forward to seeing more from you in the 30 day challenge.

A Solemn Welcome
by Wildcard

Comment:
This is my blue ribbon pick. I love the lighting and the mood.

The Observer
by Sheryll

Comment:

Originally posted by eschelar: I still feel that the negative space in this image is not a strong enough element to avoid a DNMC. No amount of processing changes this as this is a content issue. I think it is improved slightly in the two more severe crops, but it's still a bit of a shoehorn.

Thanks for the input and while I appreciate the attempt and the opinion. I still prefer my image over your edits. I like the image and apparently so did quite a few others on DPC since it did place 10th out of 299 entries.

As you said in your email to me there were things that I did in editing that you couldn't get the same so we each have our different combinations and ways of editing. One is not right over the other nor better or worse than the other. It all comes down to taste and what people like. You may not like some of the things about my shot and may think that my DPL team was wrong to have said I should enter this but if you take a look and compare my average and my highest challenge was before entering the DPL and look at them now then it is quite obvious that there has been a tremendous immprovement over that short amount of time.

I don't claim that my entry was the best it could be nor that it was the best in the challenge. Why you picked out my entry to comment on I don't know but there were several shots in that challenge that had different takes on negative space and while commenting on every entry in that challenge I admitted that their take was different than mine but still good. There were also quite a few (many in fact) who had the same idea that I did.

Anyway thanks for your input and while your edit has its merits I still prefer mine.

Storm Flight
by hotpasta

Comment:
Looking out the window.

Peek-A-Boo!
by Ringostarr

Comment:
He's in the front window behind the fence. Nice colors and exposure here.

Wear's Walldough
by Blackbox

Comment:
Well he's somewhere in Nevada near a warehouse that's for sale. And it looks like he's been lost for a little while and can't find his home.

My Favorite Place
by Millere81979

Comment:
In the middle of the field just above the first bend in the road.

Eerie
by Retroesque

Comment:
standing next to the furthest um.... thingy just off to the left of it. What and where is this? It looks like a great place with a lot of history and character.

Fellowship Towers
by maxaz1

Comment:
Wearing what looks like a pink? shirt sitting in the shade behind the building on the porch

Los Girasoles
by Gaby_G

Comment:
The eye closed would have made it harder but I didn't see him right away either. This is very cool and imaginative. I like it alot.... except you had to go and ruin it with flowers... just kidding.