Stairway to Heaven
by bergiekat

Comment:
Stairway to heaven perhaps?

Centrifugal Force
by thelazy8

Comment:
The centrifugal force does not act on the body in motion; the only force acting on the body in motion is the centripetal force.
I know, I'mma geek.

Welcome to My World
by Jutilda

Comment:
Oreck huh?
Left out one important part - your curlers!
I knew we'd be neck & neck based on the thread, but thought I'd be on the other side of you.
Next time you can be on top. (did I actually say that?)

Just Me
by Judi

Comment:
"Just"
HA - nothing "just" about you!
I nearly didn't recognize you in clothes, but I suspected it was you cuz' your hair's on fire!

Clerk
by IreneM

Comment:
It's a pen!
(I scratched my head trying to figure out what it was - looked like an eye)
Congrats on yet another blue ribbon Irene!

My only nit here is that it lacks soul. Creative, beautifully composed & lit, but it's sterile (to me anyway)
Come on out in the real world and take snapshots with the rest of us - lol.

Photographer
by jeger

Comment:
Great composition, sense of scale and presence!
Congrats on 2nd place! Perfect shutter speed too.

The Florist
by Cutter

Comment:
How creative and surreal.
I do agree with the voters that the branches are a bit distracting.
Congrats on top 5!

2012 Olympic Hopeful
by LVicari

Comment:
Superb determination caught here!
Congrats on your top 5 finish.

Protector, Comforter, Father of Two
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Very tender shot here Timfytimtimteroo.
Wonder if anyone recognized you with no fairy outfit on.
;)

Wedding Photographer
by jtf6agent

Comment:
One of the first things I noticed here that looked odd was how the creases in her finger joints looked dark/dirty. Once I saw that, my eyes kept going back to them and kind of spoils the shot for me in many ways. Cloning in lighten mode would have done wonders here. I also think a bit tighter in the crop would make her hand look less dangling out in nowhere, and with adding a bit of presentation, would have bumped this up a few notches in the ladder. Love the softness of the shot by the way.

Here's my take on it,
editing what your entry:


I also think that baby pictures, religious pictures and wedding pictures generally score a bit on the low side. Had you been a botanist and put up a stunning flower picture, it too would have scored low. Voters seem to love wow, not so much the real world. I proved it in my entry.

I would have been proud to have entered that shot, and I'm sure ANY Bride would be ecstatic at having a shot like this.