I really like the way you have managed to play with light on these flowers. Nice

Like the colour palette of green and yellow and your POV pulls it in nicely.

Congrats Kyricom, it looks like an abandoned doll house

Congrats on this,simplicity sublime

congrats for 1 and 2

Congrats

Congrats to you on this one!

Congrats!

This is a lyrical photo, it sings a poem out to us. I keep hearing Eva Cassidy singing Autumn Leaves. I love the colour palette too. You need to do a few things with this photo:

1. sign it

2. matte it

3. frame it

It's lovely.

Why did you nip off the chair which is supposed to be the focal point and the whole reason for this contest? I love the wood texture as shown on the stairs and then the chair.

Woooaaaahhh what a difference in high res! Y'know those blotches (no doubt from the dirty window) actually add to the antique feel of the photo. I have a filter that blotches up photos just like this...lucky you, serendipity. Nice shot, thank you for sharing.

Ha...well at least he let you in! Yes, this speaks loudly of affluence, snobbery, exclusiveness. Did your "distant relative" give you a glass of water to drink? I have been in 'posh' homes where the touch of human kindness is missing....not even a cup of tea....ahhhh. I like this photo because it was taken from the inside of the car further punching out the story of maybe you got in or maybe you just drove off. Nice sharp photo.

I remember years ago I was photographing a similar gate but the house was closer. As I began to shoot, the owner came out screaming at me to get out. I felt sorry for him...just did. I just hope the owner behind this self important gate is living in a happier skin. Nice shot and what I like about it that you have the flowers in the foreground blurred ...that gives the viewer a "witnessing" or seeing something that ought not to be seen.

I had to check this on hi-res as it looked oversharpened here but in high res it is perfect. Ha, what a gate, very imposing...(not). I like this because we often see these kinds of gates whilst hiking/trekking through the rural countryside.

Thank you, I appreciate our "chats".

I really really really like this one for the abstraction, the cleverness of the photographer, the black border...it all works and now I will look differently at puddles. THANK YOU for your inspirational and educational upload.

I wonder if you added grain to this? Like how you left the goal posts there otherwise I would have thought it was a hockey rink....(I'm Canadian, forgive me)

This upload makes me want to go out and try something like this. Thank you for the inspirational image. You need to clean your sensor, two prominent dust spots. (I have the same problem and need to take my camera in for a professional cleaning...dust, the bane of all photographers...grrrrrrr)

This is really clever of you. I am always learning something new from your posts and I so appreciate that. THANK YOU. I wish more members would talk to each other and about their posts. I also liked your macro post of spider with a mite on it's leg. Yes, I too sometimes will post knowing full well it won't win but it is educational.

I think you are the same person who made a jelly bean stand up ....put it on a pin....am I right, was it you?

Awww, now how did you do that? Neat.

Still life that makes one warm and fuzzy inside. Well done.

You have two photos here in one. The one you have up and you could have cropped out the bottom and just have the kite and two birds. Very clear and sharp upload with evening colour cast evident.

I can see you capturing this image, trying to get the best shot....you succeeded. Very nice and I like the colour palette too.

Good close-up this,crystal clear as well

well done for this

Sweet sweet sweet...congrats

Congrats Mark, so cute

Congrats!

Mom has a tear in her eye....and you thought I wouldn't notice, ay? Heartwarming.

Love this one, it speaks to me...nice connection between this double portrait and viewer.

And the gun behind them on the wall completes the story! Nice entry.

I agree...why does the site even bother with soft large uploads I wonder?

I like the artistry of this presentation, the side off center. The colour palette is great for yellow never looks as yellow as when placed against blue. The black background is supporting the focal points nicely and OH YES for sure it looks completely different in high res.

This photo needs to be viewed in high res, it looks much better than this soft looking upload. It is too bad that this image doesn't communicate with the viewer.

YES YES YES YES YES YES ...it looks a whole lot better in high res. Crisp, clear, sharp as a beak, natural colour saturation and great contrast makes for an appealing shot. I particularly like the popping into the frame presentation and great eye contact as well. LOVE IT.

Nice upload, clean and simple and strong. Why did you nip off the side? Great exposure and clarity to this upload.

I love it when photographers post images that are interesting versus perfect because we all learn. What you have taught me is that if you look close enough you can find a photograph. Thanks.

Isn't it wonderful that we share our beautiful earth with these beasts....you sure got macro macro macro....3 in one shot.....a wee bit fuzzy.

One gets the feeling that this is a performance, well caught.

Ha, I didn't even try, although I thougth of it.

Nice and sharp, good macro of eye and surrounding mascara.

Saw him in concert at Paris-Bercy many years ago (in the 80's), a real living legend of electric guitar !

Funny how something so simple can be clever at the same time

Congrats to you on your win!

Congrats!

Thank you for not ripping my head off, much appreciated.

Thank you. I must remember to do that more often. It looks fine except you do realize you have a dust spot on your sensor in the upper L section (in the sky) in the sky . If you tilt your screen backwards it will pop out at you.

This may be a wee bit oversharpened as one can pick out aberrations.

How wonderful this old building looks and you took it from afar to show it in it's (almost) entirety. The little red and new looking tractor speaks of life, it is bright and cheery a good juxtaposition for the building which has seen better times. This photograph is nice and sharp through all the planes.