Street Signs
by JPR

Comment:
Stunning work! This is my favorite so far.

Brown Eyed Girl
by lizzyc3

Comment:
This is my favorite of the challenge! 10
The selective Desaturation is so perfect to bring out the topic feature. A beautiful and tangible person. The Crop, angle and natural pose are all strong additions to making this a winner.

The Plumbers Crack, the most obvious of features...
by jmlelii

Comment:
You need to do the right thing here.... Get this guy into rehab. "Crack Kills"
I love the humor and the color tone in this. Good focus, detail and....., dare I say, creative angle by which to display your subject? - Good Luck ;)

Mountain Lion
by moodville

Comment:
What a GREAT shot!!!!!
Congratulations!!
This was my favorite of the challenge. What a beautiful creature!

Gasoline
by Gringo

Comment:
Thank you all for the encouraging words and all the great comments. I am not disappointed at all with my placement in this challenge. To me it's like trying to compare an orange with a cat and having to decide which is better. (Ok, well a cat would be a bad example on DPC, but you get the jest of it). Pictures of children don't seem to do as well on DPC either, but Sher9204's shot was my highest rated of the challenge. Honestly, how can you compare a child with a gas station? I know I bent the rule of thirds and broke several other unwritten laws of composition with my gas station. I am just ecstatic that this shot was so well received. This was a fun challenge!

Captivated
by sher

Comment:
This is my over all favorite entry in the Masters challenge. The expression is timeless. The soft face color and blur background are perfect. The grainy feel gives this a classic finish. My only suggestion which may or may not improve this would be; to give her just a little more room in the frame. I think the crop is ok, but I wouldn't crop so much of her head out. Just beautiful in every way! 10

Interlude
by Pedro

Comment:
This is an amazing display of light control. Every detail is clearly visible only on the subject and the natural background elements add to the candid feel of this without distraction. The composition is appealing even though this is a stranger (A difficult task for most of us to be able to do successfully). This is one of my two highest rated shots in the Masters challenge. An excellent work of art!

Solitude
by p_johns

Comment:
Unbelievable color in those clouds. The dark blue/black rain clouds next to the bright orange on a sky blue background. Simply stunning work! Definitely a feeling of solitude.

Kookaburra
by moodville

Comment:
Kookaburra sits in the old gum treeeeee.

Yup, I̢۪m singing that stupid song now.

This is a great picture! The depth of field is spot on to soften out the distractions from the background. And any additional softening you have applied has also worked well to bring all attention to the subject. Very crisp detail and nice coloring. 8

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
This is quite an amazing shot! Incredible color! Awesome entry, one of my favorites.