Nature's song is heard in a rushing river
by DrAchoo

Comment:
A stunning picture and a well deserved ribbon! I would love to have come across you standing in the middle of the river, longjohns hitched up, squinting through your camera! The vision is priceless! Well planned and well executed.

A gift of nature
by IreneM

Comment:
This is the Blue Ribbon winner! Has to be! You've captured many different types of texture in one photo. From the smooth liquidity of the drop, to the hard ridges of the main feathers and finally up to the silky softness of the the downy feathers. Awesome! If this doesn't win, I'll eat my hat! (Got to buy one first!) Well done!

Cordially Christmas
by tfarrell23

Comment:
Hmmmmm, silky smoooooth......ok getting carried away. Great shot! I love the soft background as it makes the chocolate centre seem even smoother.

I'm so texty
by dmadden

Comment:
Fantastic shot! I love the way he pops out from the top of the photo instead of the usual bottom edge. Great colours and texture on both the reptile and the tree trunk.

Textures of the night
by gummist

Comment:
I like the leading line of the boardwalk and the soft lighting in the sky. Well captured. One comment, you should have removed the hot pixels/dust from the sky. I think that's allowed in Basic Editing?

Mushrooms - Buna Shimeii
by TacTZilla

Comment:
Excellent shot, I love the colours, kinda reminds me of cinnamon sprinkled on a cappucino! Well composed and certainly loads of texture.

Gazing Out The Window
by liberty

Comment:
Wow, I can feel the skin just by looking at it! Great shot!

Astrakhan winter sunset
by Lonz

Comment:
A liquid horizon with granular clouds! Great idea, nicely captured!

Football? What's a football?? (A Christmas Story)
by laurie241

Comment:
Great texture! I like the way you have placed the laces to the right of the pic.

Feline
by kashi

Comment:
Excellent focus and nicely filled frame. Love the nose! Bigger catchlights in the eyes would bring them out from the background though. Unfortunately this was a basic editing challenge but you should play around with this pic by lightening the eyes a little to bring out the colour and see what you get.