Vervet Monkey
by OmanOtter

Comment:
Nice shot, Sean & congrats on a nice finish - the competition in Free Studies can be brutal!

Eagle 004
by ShutterPug

Comment:
These eagle shots are real beauties, Linda! I've been coveting a long lens like that Sigma for awhile now. Be nice to grab some eagle shots like this up in the Keweenaw...

The Great & Powerful Ron
by Blackbox

Comment:
I missed this one - it was a busy time for me, I had to stop voting & didn't even enter challenges in the 2 months that followed - but, man, I would have been all over this one! Technically a little weak, but what a GREAT idea! You should have stopped down more (f/11 or 16) and just gone with a longer exposure - the iron wasn't going anywhere! That would have deepened your focus so that everything would have been sharper. That and more ominous lighting (from below with a little bounce from above) and you would have easily broke 6.0 on this one...

Going through your images is fun - what you sometimes lack in execution you more than make up for in creativity...

Chain strain
by jblaylockrayner

Comment:
nice perspective!

book cover
by JPR

Comment:
neat!

The Abolition of Self
by Cutter

Comment:
wow- great lighting! The pose comes off a little forced but the composition is great & I love how the thick border contributes to the diminishing of the subject - makes the image seem much larger than it is. -- 9 --

Unbreakable Links
by Hipychik

Comment:
Nice moment - the light works well for you here! -- 7 --

Dreaming of a ... chain ... zzzzz
by veggie

Comment:
nice lines - title is a little ambiguous...

tow
by spydr

Comment:
The mottled tones make this neat to look at.

It's an interesting study - the strong key (almost side light!) works well to add interest though the dark bottom and seemingly cropped top detract a little by giving an unbalanced feel -- 7 --

~ B O N D I N G ~
by goc

Comment:
cute...