Dirt Removal
by Mal37

Comment:
The pic is a 10; but it is weak on the dirt aspect.

The Moon: Dirt or Cheese?
by TJinGuy

Comment:
You can tell by the color that it's cheese!

lost
by rinac

Comment:
Very nice.

Fresh laid Hawaiian Red Dirt
by Sheryll

Comment:
Love the layers of colors.

The Dirt Dweller -- A Portrait Of A Worm In His Environment
by JeniY

Comment:
Very cool.

Charging Pig
by Pug-H

Comment:
Looks more like a kissing pig.

Winter sea
by Rino63

Comment:
Beautiful pic. Is that dirt, though? Not sand?

municipal dirt
by aplomb76

Comment:
Is that dirt? Looks like gravel.

miner
by guillermo21

Comment:
Nice picture, but looks fake (i.e., looks like the dirt was applied).

Exhilaration
by escapetooz

Comment:

Originally posted by hotpasta: this was my choice for the winner...so congrats on moving up to ribbon status...wish your image was on the front page a little longer...the cheats seem to make it bad for all of us. I have won two ribbons like you just have...thanks for sharing the outtakes as well... This image conveys life and vitality...the cheat's one looked like death...I don't know how the voters vote sometimes

Yeah, no kidding! What's up with people voting for images that have no connection to the challenge? There were a lot of great images in this challenge that depicted life, but lacked any semblance of celebration. Images that I would have given a 10 to, I gave a 5 to for not meeting the challenge. And, believe me, I looked hard and gave the benefit of the doubt wherever even a hint or metaphor of a celbratory aspect could be found.