No Matter Where We Are
by Judi

Comment:
So much is great about this photo...the lighting and good control of highlights, the duotone processing, sharp focus in the right spot balanced with a nice touch of softness, the reflection, the vignette, and the layout of the dress to create the diagonal line in the composition. But something as simple as a tilted horizon almost ruins the final product.

Dead Lake
by LanndonKane

Comment:
Nice, moody shot. But it appears that it is tilted to left a lot.

Nevada Rocks!
by Blackbox

Comment:
Great variations of color and layers in the mountain ranges. I think that this photo could have been greatly improved by focusing on the foreground more. I believe that the general rule in a situation like this is to focus one third of the way into the photo which would probably be the second ridge back (the red one with the shadows). This would have probably kept the foreground ridge in enough focus and if anything were to be out of focus it would be the background ranges and that would have been a little better for this shot.

A glimpse at a muddy reflection
by HighNooner

Comment:
Outstanding job at panning to keep the car in focus. I have a difficult time achieving such sharpness while panning with my subject. Perfect colors too that are not overdone with the saturation. I would have liked to see a little more in front of the car, however. A landscape orientation with a little more leading space would have improved this shot to above a 7.

Sin City
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
I really like this photo with one exception...the bright red on the left side. After a short while I realized that this is how the light fell on the car and it wasn't a background light, but I still think that if the lighting couldn't have been adjusted to eliminate the bright spot then I would have cloned it out. Otherwise, a really great shot and good use of selective desat.

Wonders of the Colorado River
by alanfreed

Comment:
Did you see my footprints where you were standing? Overall, a nice capture of Horseshoe Bend. I hope the voters don't think that the greenish/yellowish tones around the water and on the left is a color cast. This isn't the easiest shot to post process but you have, in fact, done a good job of capturing this wonderous scene.

An Ideal Life
by SteveJ

Comment:
I love these canal boats! I lived in England when I was a teen a would often ride my bike 80 miles roundtrip to Stratford Upon Avon and I have since daydreamed of this lifestyle of living on or vacationing on one these canal boats. I have since lived on a sailboat for a couple of years. Oh yeah, the photo! You have done well with the composition/cropping of this shot considering how difficult it must have been working with such a long subject. I would have liked for this shot to be taken while the boat was in a narrow canal. That would have more completly told the story and I'm not sure that most voters will figure out the reason for the odd shape of the boat. The lighting was not the best with the sun directly overhead and therefore the colors would probably have been a little more vibrant with the sun at a lower angle. Regardless, you have managed to capture the essence of the lifestlye of this "couple's" home well enough to bring back vivid memories for me. Thanks. 7

Wild Daisy
by Rino63

Comment:
Hey Gennaro, congratulations on your first ribbon. Perfect focus on this shot, and I love the color combination of the blue and yellow.

Envy: Queen Grimhilde
by Rino63

Comment:
Congratulations, Gennaro, on another top ten finish.

Tire Swing
by Katmystiry

Comment:
Nice duotone image. Good use of the rule of thirds here with the subject on the left third line and the tree taking up the right third of the image. Taking the shot closer to the ground might have provided a better perspective. From that angle you could have included more of the ground for a foreground, cut out some of the top of the image, and made the tire appear to be higher off of the ground and perfectly placed on the lower thirds intersection.