The bright orange tractor is a wonderful counterpoint for the old building. I think I would have been tempted to "green up" the raw earth so the rusted building is more dominant. Perhaps not.

LOL... no, I missed those two Mark

Congrats for winning this one

congrats for this one

Congrats

Congrats!

Congrats Mark, I make it 27

Congrats Mark, nice shot

Ah this is classy a very nice still life. I would not have minded to see the entire light fixture in the frame but that is just me.

This follows the KISS principle...simple and strong. Very nice.

Yes, they are and all I can think of is apple crumble. Like now you used the dof creatively and filled the frame. Good catch.

Yes, they are and all I can think of is apple crumble. Like now you used the dof creatively and filled the frame. Good catch.

Simple but works for this,well colorfull

lOVED THIS ONE...CONGRATS

This photograph made me feel warm and fuzzy inside, memories brought back to me ....thank you.

Now this is a moon and did you take it with that humungous lens? Love the detail shown, clear and well done.

Hmmm a photo of a photo? I like Milton's quote:

"Your mind is it's own place and can create a heaven of hell or a hell out of heaven."

The artistry of your eye is evident with the cup of tea in the background to give us a visual journey of delight. Nice composition. The technical elements are well done with good contrast shown, natural colour, sharp in focus. The background could be more level but that is strictly my own opinion and I bow to your artistic prerogative. Sweet upload (get it?)

Well well well, top marks for this shot that gave me a belly laugh. I remember hiking the Annapurna trail in the Himalayas and we passed a photographer who had to hire a sherpa guide to carry his lens...that is what this image reminds me of...you have resurrected a memory for me and it was Tolstoy that said if an emotion has been elicited then art has been created. Your photograph is sharp "as a woman's tongue"...set up in an environment that marries well with the title. Top marks for this photograph.

So this is what affluent litter looks like. I think a different POV would have strengthened the overall presentation of this photo...remember when you change your pov you change the entire photo oftentimes for the better. This pov is ordinary albeit appropriate. Sharp clear focus and good exposure and contrast.

I feel the saturation is overdone in this shot. It is something that I know I am guilty of but when the bard roof come out bright blue I think it is too much. fabulously sharp fence posts and wire insulators.

I really like the diagonal composition. As the image is entitled Hoar Frost I would have preferred a greater depth of field to see more frost clearly.

I like it when an hdr really doesn't look like an hdr but has a special sparkle. This image is sharp in areas with a nice dynamic range of tones. The composition on a diagonal rocks! yay.

A pastoral scene of field with rickety fence somewhat unkempt and has a feel of better days. I like how you popped the colours in this high dynamic range image and kept the sharpness on the fence with some softness in through the background.

I like the minimalist approach to this one, it is shocking.

I didn't know that ! ! ! ! Thank you for enlightening (light...get it) me. I also like your photo for the patterns that catch our eye and you do have a black background.

Full of romance and nice sharpness too, but it is the romance that made it for me!

Again - less is more - a very effective image. Simple and clear. Great shot.

Clear tight composition. Good contrast between the glass vase and the background.

Nice swirly movement here. Easy on the eye.

Oh so cliche, not that cliche is bad, it is just that it has been done before. Clean lovely photograph that is sharp with a wonderful colour palette. IT is Goooooooood!

Lovely simple lines and curves. Nice shot.

Nice shot. Has the saturation been overdone - its something I am guilty of and try to watch that I don't 'overcook' the colour.

A happy snappy photograph great for the family album and remembering this moment. Your two look a bit blurred but it could be a strong wind.

Great colours and colour contrasts. The image would be improved in my opinion with a crop from just below the shoreline to just above the dark cloud that goes right across the image. This would emphasize the horizontal lines in the image.

Excellent with the sun and the colour on the water. The spiky tuft of grass and its mirror image are really good. I feel, however, that the middle ground between the tuft of grass and the far tree line is lost. I think it would be better all in sharp focus.

Good shot - lovely vivid colours and super reflection on the water. I always feel that these shots are improved with something in the foreground - a boat, a person etc.

Y'know, every time we travel out of Thailand we get American Bills. Countries we travel to, like China, Nepal, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Borneo will not accept old bills, they all have to be clean, with no writing and spanking new....what a pain.

My mom and dad used to do that...now I do it too. It's from the 'old country'. It works for me everytime...YOU WILL have good luck, honest.

There is always another side to the coin I must remember that...Thank you.

Nice way you treated this photo, looks like you are quite set for awhile. I love the clarity on the back bills and was looking closely at them wondering if they are real or fake money.

Nice dof manipulation. We also blow on the penny when we find it...don't you?

Nice colors but too blurry...

You have a big pocket !

Fragile little planet here encased in loving hues of life....peachy orange excitiing colours. I think you need to clone out the seam.

I think you needed to remove the seam with this contest, to blend it better. This can be done with clone brush (something I just figured out...

A nice moody image, it calms our beating hearts.

I like this for the mood, it feels warm, calming ...a promise of a day yet to be born. The tree at the side gives nice sense of scale. Lovely.

OH DEAR, that ocean is going to end up on my keyboard...you have a significant tilt on your horizon line. The centered sun would have been better had you followed the rule of 3 and the horizon cut line dead center also weakens a very lovely sunset scene.

There are still some people nowadays believe that we live on flat Earth, (I should've made one).