Caterpillar Crossing
by wittaero

Comment:
My wife & I love this photo. It's very fun, creative, and what an excellent perspective.

Shapes
by Gabriel

Comment:
I love the way you composed this. I was predicting that this wold be underrated, and sure enough, it was. Congratulations still on a brilliant photo. Btw, this was also one of my wife's favorite shots (a non-DPCer).

Velvet Staghorn
by sherpet

Comment:
I love the way you captured this. When you started off the '08 March Macro challenge with this other velvet staghorn shot & followed it up with your Best of '08 entry above, it was like you were throwing down the gauntlets & challenging/inspiring the rest of us to take some interesting photos. I have to admit, your day 1 velvet staghorn shot is my personal favorite, but I do love this one too.

Regard
by L2

Comment:
This is a favorite of mine from the challenge & my wife, looking over my shoulder when I was voting, gave it a breathy, "Wow!" Congratualtions on the photo & I'm sure your nephew will be very grateful for this when he's older.

Tethered Kayak
by whitewolf

Comment:
This shot has some of my favorite textures & composition in the challenge. I find it very relaxing to look at. Congratulations on a great shot.

Water Fairy
by Man_Called_Horse

Comment:
Actually, I'd bet there are micro-organisms in that water. I tried the personification of a water drop about a year ago just for the fun of it and ended up with the same results:
(Virgin Mary water drop)

I'm sure there are some catholics somewhere that still light candles and pray in front of my picture.

Love the power bokeh in your shot.

LOVE
by melissamp99

Comment:
WOW!! OMG!! I've been looking at this for a couple of minutes studying the scene, enjoying the powerful juxtaposition, and then (being a little slow I know) it just hit me like ton of bricks that you desaturated everythingn but the gay couple, illustrating how black & white the anti-gay marriage viewpoint is. There may be some technical imperfections to nitpick, but nothing that takes away from the powerful impact of how you composed and processed this. I can't wait to share your shot with my family/friends when the voting is over.

Velvet Staghorn
by sherpet

Comment:
Beautiful colors, curves and texture. I'm really delighted to see this in the best of 2008.

The Game of Life
by LCDeHaan

Comment:
Wow. Sometimes I wish there was a special shoehorn award just for fun interpretations of the challenge. I bet your score is getting slammed, but I'd also bet you're making a lot of viewers smile with this one. Kudos for the bravery to enter this.

Simple Pleasures
by bspurgeon

Comment:
No doubt about it for me. The DOF isolates the subject perfectly and the whole composition is very evocative of childhood fun in the sand. Very under rated imho.