Devil Plays Chess
by sir_bazz

Comment:
Awesome job, Bazz. Hmmm...Glen's shot *is* better.

As Life Passes
by Artyste

Comment:
Yow! Superb shot, Glen. Phenomenal job propping up the Pentax numbers.
The flowers top this off, but it is all about the delicious post-processing.

Espadrille Embezzlement
by The Resplendent Snippycat

Comment:
Hey, look at that. My comment got a comment! Anyway, this was my top pick in the challenge, too bad voters are dumb.

El puma
by RisingSun

Comment:
Whew...I needed confirmation that most voters are idiots, and your low placing confirms it. This photo is good on so many levels, and was one of the best in the challenge.

El puma
by RisingSun

Comment:
Neat colors and textures.

Espadrille Embezzlement
by The Resplendent Snippycat

Comment:
Very Beastie Boys. 10.

M3 - Woolf in sheep's clothing
by Warby

Comment:
Too bad about the shadow - this is a really neat shot.

Tenderfoot
by yakatme

Comment:
I like this shot. I would have liked more of the horses - even at the taken focal length you could have cropped some of the top without losing anything compositionally. As it is, you only got 6 votes out of 191 below 4, so I would think that this was perceived pretty universally as being good, but not spectacular.

Looking into the Blue
by mahobbes

Comment:
Rating (and critiquing) pictures of statues is tough, because I like to see something added in the photograph that extends the original intent of the sculptor. I think the angle addresses this, but only slightly. Perhaps this would have performed better with a dramatic thunderstorm in the background, or a rainbow, or a sunburst coming through a cloud, to add new meaning and context to the image.
As it is, the technical aspects of the shot are fine, and it isn't an unpleasant image. I would have pegged it at a 5 or 6.

Precious Moments
by shabbychic

Comment:
Aaaauuuggghhh! You were robbed! This was one of my tops in the challenge, and it was way better than my shot. Should have been top 30 for sure.