One Ring to bind them, and into trouble get them
by gyaban

Comment:
Congrats, this is one of my favorites from you recently.

Living...crying...dancing...dying
by Judi

Comment:
Stunningly done, my second 10 and a truly spectacular creation.

I'm Sorry...
by pamb

Comment:
My absolute favorite :) The look is perfect.

Alone With the Black Dog
by jomari

Comment:
Personally I like your entry far better.

Living in a Fog, Nothing to Say
by jomari

Comment:
I gave out six 10's in this challenge, this was the only one that didn't make the top ten. Perhaps that makes this one the best of them all :) Beautifully done shot.

Backlighting, Blur, Long Exposure
by vawendy

Comment:
A water drop finishes on the front and this is all the way at number 20? That is just wrong. This is one of my favorite photos by you and I can't believe that it finished this low.

Firearms
by gyaban

Comment:
Reading your thoughts on this shot put it in a whole new light and it makes it that much more powerful. Love your work and so happy for you and your wife :)

tis not much,but.....
by cutout

Comment:
An incredible piece and my favorite of the challenge.

and now we see through a glass darkly
by Neat

Comment:
Yeah, this is pretty awesome :) Great photo neat. Love it.

The Leaf Eater
by vawendy

Comment:
I don't mean to disappoint you, I do love your work and I am glad you entered this shot. I like your thought process and none of this is to take away from the shot. I can see where you feel this shot is about the leaf and wether I agree or not is irrelevant. Foliage is not a single leaf (and you are far from the only person to enter a shot with a single leaf). Foliage is a mass noun, referring to leaves as a collection or innumerable amount, a single leaf or 2-3 leaves do not amount to "foliage" but to leaves. If the challenge was leaf or fall leaves or leaves or even plant leaves that is different. Foliage is the mass of plant leaves which is not the case in this shot, or a number of other entries. The voters voted fairly and you won first page placement deservedly but I feel it missed the mark of the challenge (as do so many in many challenges, often my own) So please do not take this personally, it being on the front page made this the targeted shot but not do at all by lack of quality. As I said before, I do love your thought process and I love that you push the boundaries of the challenge theme, which I hope more people will do. But I feel as though the challenge was not met but the voters thought it was, or maybe they just didn't care because it is such a well done shot. I don't know, perhaps I was out of line, I just wanted to see what others thought but I also hope more people will see this as a way of thinking more loosely about the challenge. Maybe it is because I am marrying an English teacher and definitions get to me more now... Please do accept my congratulations on a gorgeous shot but it is a congratulations to a shot that I think doesn't really fit in this challenge theme.

eta, as far as single leaf shots, this one by far rises above the others.

Message edited by author 2013-11-21 09:41:38.