this is a beautiful picture but it seems off theme because I didn't see a letter until I saw the name

Thanks k5683. But I took this picture for this letter. May "B" it's difficult to see as I see. But I think you will definitely find it after reading the name. Hihihi, just kidding...

Before reading the title, it is hard to see what letter it's meant to be. After the title it becomes rather simple to see. Lovely picture. It's really too bad the letter itself isn't clearer.

The B is in the 'negative' black space.

its still hard to see

Wonderful lights, excellent shot

The shot is beautiful... but, I too had difficulties finding a letter until I read the title... And, for as much as I try, before I see a B, I actually see a D...

Nice shot

Actually, at first glance I saw a "D", but a "B" it is...nice eye

Congrats for your first place!

Congrats

Congrats

Thank you all for liking my work and making it as the best of all. I'm really glad for the honor.

cool description. Thanks for the info (beautiful piece of jewelry too). Could have used a little black along the top to frame it more... a little cut-off looking.

Thanks Kricom will do it again.

Absolutely perfect.....
Additional Info:AUM is very powerful....AUM consists of three phonemes, a, u and m, variously symbolizing the Three Vedas or the Hindu Trimurti or three stages in life ( birth, life and death ). Though ostensibly in some traditions it is polysyllabic and vocalized as a triphthong, the Omkara is held to move through and contain all vowels possible in human speech.
Impressive entry author....

Thanks, Govindrathod. Very interesting.

beautiful

wonderful lesson and good photo, nice clarity and detail, lighting is also good.

Simply great. Thanks for the description...

I'm not sure what is with the background of this shot. It looks like some half completed Photoshop work on the l/h side of the '3' and again above the crescent. It is more noticeable in the high res.

No, never. It is not Photoshoped and the background is just a black cloth. I don't know even basics of PS. Just curves and brightness-contrast.

Congrats for your second place!

No worries - thanks author & well done on your 2nd place

Thanki! Thanki! Thanki! I'm in Luck these days.

beautiful

This is what the contest is demanding.. nice and vibrant colors.. and that's a 'V'ery beautiful pic..

I see that there are other alphabets too.. any specific reason to choose 'V'...?

I found these in a baby goods shop and the lady there was kind enough to let me take pics, but I didn't want to be there all day imposing on her, this was the letter that gave me the best composition when i got home.

cool.. and yes its a very good composition.. Good luck..

Good one......

great job. gl

Congrats for your third place, Ziggy!

thank you everyone

beautiful !

well, this isn't really a letter, it's an "ampersand," bu I guess you could say there's an "a" in it

Kyri - that is picky!lol

beautiful

Actually the "& " symbol is an Ampersand; @ is not. Can't give you a thumbs up K since you supplied incorrect info.

I really like the reflection on of the "@", even though I slightly wish there would be little more to be seen.

As for it being a letter or not, it clearly has an "a" in it, therefore it should be counted as one. A lot artistic letters are far from what they're are generally seen or even if you look at the old alphabet, which should also count for this contest. Anyway, I really like the idea for choosing this "a" instead of just a normal one, nyaa.

Nice one....

oops... you're right. Just a little of that 'ol senility kicking in.

If an A can be seen here then also a C can be seen , only one letter to be present is that not correct. ?

Wonderful photo, nicely done author! great lighting and reflection

I like the lighting on this, and the reflection makes it that much better.

very good!

a really pretty picture... but it doesn't look that much like an "L" (IMHO)

sorry, but I have to agree with kyricom

The shot is awesome... but it took me some effort to see it as an L too...

there's so much imagination behind this shot.... just beautiful!

I'm going to have to agree w/ kyricom and friiskiwi, a bit too much of a stretch to get a letter out of an otherwise beautiful photo, I might have saved this for a different competition...

I just like it. Good imagination...

sorry, I have to agree, not really showing the letter here...

Thats the prob with this site. OT but still does well. Why have guidelines.
The people that disagree vote for things off topic all the time so it really doesnt matter.