Four Eyes
by Samantha_T

Comment:
samantha_T with some skills! Quickly becoming one of my favorite dpc participants! well done!

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment:
Ha! Interesting comments. For me, the plaque on the lower right portion of the rock served as more than adequate notice that I was viewing a very nice picture of statuary. Of the many elk that loiter in my neighborhood I have never seen any of them standing on a rock with a plaque! I guess not seeing detail in the scene one is viewing is how an illusion is created. If it fooled you and you feel duped, it should be a good reminder to look more closely at the scene you are critiquing, lest you play the fool (the role that is probably upsetting some.) Still the best photo in the challenge!

Blue Abyss
by Ja-9

Comment:
i'm not sure what it is, but it is my favorite of the challenge!

Vertigo
by franktheyank

Comment:
I find myself revisiting this image time and again. While the angle and the perspective play major roles in making this image successful, it is the filter creating the blur that really strikes the imbalance for me; I hate it and love it simultaneously. What better definition of out of balance? It feels overdone and uncomfortable, but in this contest, would be less complete without it. I would never process this way and accept this as a final product for one of my own images, but that is exactly why it resonates with me so much!

Full Metal Thriller
by gyaban

Comment:
while there is a progression of watching your photography improve, which is great, what really amazes me is that you continue to have such creative ideas time and again. The two together are a great combination!

"The Loveliest of all"
by Len Scap

Comment:
this is, without doubt, my favorite of this challenge. it looks so natural and so much less photoshopped that the others around it! very nice!

Infant
by rooum

Comment:
this is awesome.love it. should have placed much higher!

The Hunt
by CNovack

Comment:
this is nicely done. I enjoy the idea and concept...
the only thing that got you, I think, is the blending around the protuberances on and around the bottom of the Dragonfly's head...

that one part is the only flaw i see in an otherwise perfect image!

love it!

Surfing
by jnenvir

Comment:

Originally posted by light_weaver: drugs and sports don't mix

guess you don't like any professional sports then? this surfer looks fit! big ol' arms! multicolored weed stickers are apparently not making this guy eat too many cheetos

oh yeah... off of the soapbox...

i love the intense look of concentration of the surfer in the midst of the chaotic splash of the water

Message edited by author 2010-05-15 01:17:31.

Winter Frosting
by salmiakki

Comment:
this is my favorite of the challenge. very nice.