K I D
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
I lost all of the LONG comment I made on this, but just for you, I'll re-type at least a bit of it:

Ken, I was fairly sure I recognized Riley, but I was not swayed by my secret online-Ken-adoration.
I loved that your submission was totally on-challenge...... something that is important to me on THIS website/forum.

The colours, details, sharpness, etc totally deserve the ribbon you earned.

Give an extra hug to Riley and tell him, that I, too, know he will learn to appreciate his Dad's photographic passion in years to come.
He'll roll his eyes for now, I bet, but give him another 30 years or so, and he'll "get us".

Birdie
by GolferDDS

Comment:
I'm not really in love with your post processing (colours, white balance), but most of all, never, ever post a photo with a crooked horizon. It will cost you points. It is so easy to fix, so fix it before you post.

Some people (I don't, usually) like extreme angles/leans, but yours is simply a tad off........ not a good idea.

the tide going out
by kiwinick

Comment:
Hint: never, ever post a photo with a crooked horizon. It will cost you points. It is so easy to fix it, so fix it before you post.

Some people (I don't, usually) like extreme angles/leans, but yours is simply a tad off........ not a good idea.

"Move OVER, you Road Hog!"
by Lydia

Comment:
You didn't explain, but it sounds like you did NOT photoshop that little piggy into your photo, it just so happened to be there ?????
You realize it is totally stealing the show, right? LOL LOL LOL

"Move OVER, you Road Hog!"
by Lydia

Comment:
I can't wait to see how you did this with Standard Editing rules!

SD & AE. — M.W. 1003.
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Lovely old.... ummm...... vehicle? But I am not enjoying that crazy tilt.

Hot Rod Racer
by thesixer

Comment:
I don't care at all for the tilt, but the rest of this shot is too nice to penalize you for the weirdo angle.

"Avoid centering your subject"
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Ugh. This is a beautiful shot full of adorable detail and beauty.

And yet, major shoehorn!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know full well that while you might have broken one rule re centering, you totally adhered to the fact that diagonal lines work way better than horizontals or verticals, and let's not forget the main one: "Fill the frame".

Good thing I didn't vote..... I would have started off very highly for the lovely photo, yet felt compelled to dock you for the shoehorn reasons (see above).

Circle of Life
by Phocal

Comment:
Wow.... not a pretty shot, but a very powerful one. I looked at your outtakes - you made the perfect choice.

Early Girl Bronze
by Cyrilda

Comment:
Big pat on the back for your 4th place - I was one of your 7s and I'm thrilled for you that it did so well!