Alaskan Landscape
by bdshort

Comment:
Congratulations on your win! It's a gorgeous landscape! What a coincidence that it featured reflections on ice and water :-) I'm curious as to where this was taken. Mine was shot in Valdez. Alaska is definitely landscape heaven so we probably had an unfair advantage...but what the heck...when the theme rolls around to cityscape we'll be flat out of luck :-)

Reflections Under Ice
by gminish

Comment:
Thank you all very much for your extremely generous comments!! I noticed there were two main themes in the comments. Rule of Thirds and 'ice or not'. Here's both stories. This was a full fram shot and I even shot a few frames both up and down to fit the rule, but all of them lost a key element, the symetrical cloud reflection. It was a tough decision, but I chose to break the rule and keep the symetry. As for the ice....it was really ice...which is why the reflection didn't have the clarity there that it did in the open water part. There are a number of rivers that run into the port and the fresh water floats on top of the salt water so we occasionally get some thin ice...although it's actually rare. Once again, thank you so very much!

Sorrow (an eternity of loneliness)
by tbarnby

Comment:
Powerful statement, excellent textures and detail and definitely good composition. Very well done!

Lips
by bstewart

Comment:
Great contrast, both in color and lighting! Extremely well composed also!

Within Earshot
by crabappl3

Comment:
How to make an ear look good! Great shot! love the lighting & shadows, the softness while retaining the details and perfectly compoosed!

The Girl with the Sparkling Eye
by arnit

Comment:
Very nicely done! Great capture of the reflection and super detail and colors in the rest of the photo!

Digital Image
by autool

Comment:
Special effects the old fashioned way! I love it! Great color, detail and composition also!

Net Result
by Ptman

Comment:
Love the colors and textures and the body part is still obvious. Nicely done!

Feet
by Sonifo

Comment:
Very inventive and nicely photographed! Great focus and detail, bright but not washed out for high contrast...excellent shot!

Good and Evil
by jmsetzler

Comment:
Provocative statement, great lighting and focus plus good composition. Would be a tad better for me if the tips of the fingers weren't clipped.