The Hatchling
by markwiley

Comment:
I love that one! Congratulations on your ribbon, it is a pleasure to see your creativity rewarded as deserved. The composition is also very convincing, and quite original with that.

Giver of Life
by Samantha_T

Comment:
Congratulations Samantha! Your interpretation of that difficult challenge is simply beautiful. The smoothness and blending of the different photos is incredibly well done, it really gives an feeling of serenity.

Freedom
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Congratulations Alessandro on the strong finish! And thanks a lot for your kind words about my work. Frankly, I had some luck when I did my shot, everything went exactly accordingly to the plan (sun, see, sky, jump, planks), which is not always the case. Given the fact your conditions weren't ideal and given the processing limitations (regarding banding, Topaz Denoise is very good as far as I can tell), you did a great job. Thank you again for choosing one of my image, much appreciated.

At Your Service for Decades Redux - A tribute to Gyaban
by Samantha_T

Comment:
Congratulations Samantha! Since everyone agrees that you look much better than me, and since you kindly authorized me to do so (thank you!), I am happy to announce that I have a new avatar :-)

The Feast
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
We all know that the worst thing for a work of art is to be ignored. Obviously yours is a great success! Congratulations on the much deserved ribbon. You obviously don't need my advice about that, but please ignore those that are much better at getting noticed with their provocative words, than with their photos. Can't wait to see your next creation.

Message edited by author 2012-11-14 16:31:45.

The Witching Hour
by Samantha_T

Comment:
Congratulations Samantha! I really love this one: so much to looks at! The way you integrated all the various monsters is wonderfully subtle and clever. Can't wait to see your next creation!

At Your Service for Decades Redux - A tribute to Gyaban
by Samantha_T

Comment:
What can I say? This is fantastic Samantha. Thanks a lot for picking one of my photo, it's an honor! I remember that it was quite hard to obtain the right face expression: in order to help me in that regard, I was simulating conversations with an imaginary person, and shot many photos randomly: the best one was chosen afterwards. I am very curious about your method, since your position is so close to mine! Everything matches so well: arms, eyes, pen, face. Not mentioning the obvious: identical lighting and outfit, and a superb processing, better than mine at the time. Thanks again :-)

Freedom
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
This brings back some great memories, thanks a lot for choosing one of my photo :-) I am very flattered. I must say you did a very good jump with the location choice, sun position and the jump! If I remember correctly, I believe that instead of using planks cut in two, I broke them on my knee prior to installing them on the beach, so that the middle parts would not be too regular. But I'm just nitpicking, the result is great. I hope you had much fun with that one :-)

Boom boom plop plop plop
by vawendy

Comment:
Thank you very much for choosing one of my photo! I can even say that you probably chose one of the most technical shot I have ever done. In fact, synchronizing the double-drop and the stroboscope is almost impossible to do without the help of an external device (such as the 'StopShot' module I used at the time). So while you had to slip that part (I assume you lacked such equipment), you brought a new interpretation of the photo, and I really like that 'film-noir' mood you obtained. The light on milk drops and cup work very well together, resulting in a very stylish photo. Thanks again!

Soap Bubble - Gyaban - Macro without bugs or flowers IV
by DustDevil

Comment:
Thanks a lot for choosing one of my photo! Of course, this macro has been done by many other persons than me, so it is not my 'property' by any mean, but I really like how you tried to match the colors and shapes I obtained at the time. Regarding the depth of field, it is always very hard when it comes to macro shots. I remember that instead of photographing a real bubble, I used a piece of metallic wire that I bent to create a rectangular frame. When put in the soap, the frame would create a film, hopefully flat, that you can photography with everything in focus. Still tricky, but that helped a bit!