Congrats on this !

Congrats on this win !

Congrats !

Hey congrats !

Good clarity with detail seen in shadows. All triangular shapes meshing into grid point....good composition.

This photograph makes my heart yearn for the good things that life has to offer...like coffee served with cream in good china. Love the composition of this piece.

Wonderful colours. Thought has been put into this upload. Very nice exposure and light on coffee.

So this is the famous St. Moritz, thank you. If you post processed this in PS you could bring out some of the shadows and pop the canoes a bit more...just go to image...shadow/highlight lever and play with it.

Oh Capri, instantly we think of romance. A beautifully caught image in hues of blue, sharp, well exposed. A postcard kind of photograph. Have you been to the Blue Grotto?

Nicely set up this image, simple yet strong with good exposure. All you need is chocolate !

Love the varying shades of blue in this image. The blur at the base leads our eyes inward...clever you are.

Loch Ness maybe? Interesting low lying clouds, good contrast and a photo that is "pretty as a picture".

Nice a crisp with good exposure. The top of the hotel is nipped off and the only reason I'm noticing that is because at our photo club a member submitted an image similar to this , it was perfect, until one of the members noticed the top was clipped off and that photo did not make it into the Photo Exhibition.

Yes, it dips to the left and my eyes feel like it could use just a touch more of exposure but a nice landscape indeed.

I like this capture and the gloomy day comes across. When I look at this shot it makes me want to go there. Nice and sharp and realistic. I like the lead line of the grasses taking our eye to that all important spot of 3.

My absolute fave tea. Mailbox crop makes it quite interesting even tho parts are blurred but that is artistic license.

Nice to see someone shopping amidst the warm coloured wooden bowls.

Interesting shop but it does not show "shopping"...it does however show a shop! I love the colours and the glow.

Sounds like your family has some amazing roots.

Negative but I am old and sturdy!

EGADS I wish I could go back that far with my family history! WOW...and thank you.

You will score high marks with Mr. b/w. I like the tonal ranges on this and the title could be my moniker

Every time we see this scene in a grocery store it brings about smiles on fellow shoppers, so does this shot. Interesting how you decided to keep the focus on the bread and lemons and put Margaux into softness.

awwww rather shmaltzy but sweet. photographically speaking a well taken shot, nice and sharp on hand and ring.

Your title is my moniker Nice in b/w and so good to see the whole 'beast'. Tonal ranges rock.

I am most curious about the tat over his heart. I know fortis semper means always strong and is the navy's motto but what does fortis sed mean. I like the back lighting to this portrait of a handsome young man.

What a grrrrrrrreat colour palette, looks almost like this machine is fashion conscious. How tall is it and I wonder what does it do. Well taken.

When I first saw this shot last evening my first reaction was one of lusting after a small, hot , shot of espresso cafe! I like the rich colours and the angle of this shot. Well cropped........YUM YUM

The crop may be a tad tight because we would love to see more of the machine, well at least I would but your crop is your personal artistic choice. Nice and sharp and quite interesting upload. What does it do? The bags are from Guatemala and 'cosecha' means harvest or crop....crop of what!

Love the intensity caught on the man and I would have loved to have seen more of this "work machine". Good in colour as red, a hot hot emotive colour suits the situation.

I love Italy and this sign with all those delicious words makes me want to return....if only to eat!

Mirko, I choose Mirko. What a great find this was for this contest. Your upload makes the viewer really read the words and so it has that "linger longer" aspect to holding us.

When you are working in PS go to your shadow highlight lever and play with it. You could have brought out that man in the cab and given him more details.

Ha.....good one, like everything about this...a nice tight crop, colour palette is great so glad you didn't change it to b/w...

Nice nice tonal range here and your dof is perfect as is the crop. I am trying to figure out where you are standing? In Greece?

I learned an onomatopeia song and now it is going through my head....grrrrrrr.

Top notch, a great catch and good eyes for seeing this.

Good catch and we photographers are always walking through cemeteries...I wonder why? And like all good wanderers of cemeteries, we all ponder the same questions....I like the clarity of this photograph and the crop is strong . You took this during the bright part of the day and your exposure is spot on.

A nice natural feel to this, unpretentious, good lighting, a wee bit of a rebel.

I'm coming.....let's have a nice espresso at a cafe together!

Clear and crisp offering a breath of fresh air. I viewed this in the high res and was blown away by the dof you had used bringing in everything sharply. I was going to mention the trees on the left showed clipping with loss of detail THAT IS NOT SO WHEN VIEWED IN HIGH RES....in high res this image is simply perfect. What a great way to start off this contest. Makes me want to go and visit the Dolomites and this lake area. You are fortunate to have captured this...nice one.

You are educating me...I checked it in wiki 'tout en francais, pero je intiendo toutes" Jarlot a Morlaix.

PS I get Espanol y Francais melange toute le temps!

You make it sound so easy

This is my kind of photo following the KISS principle to a t! Crop has been thought out as has been composition.

I like the way you set up this still life, looks like you put a lot of work into it to find those red crystal hearts to match the Baci box. DOF is well used to help pop out the main focal point and the "back up singers" are there softly supporting. I wonder if a bit more contrast would have punched this out a bit more?....but most likely you were gunning for a soft feel.

If I lived here I would be constantly walking up and down that canal pathway. It has a very romantic feel . Your dof is good and crop is appropriate. A gloomy day but the heart speaks volumes and makes the place feel welcoming.

You have exposed this well and captured the depth of this heart which looks edible to me! Nicely composed with a soft touch to it and a warm glow.

There is a lovely warm glow coming off the skin tones and when we connect with those eyes the glow just flows deeper into us. A lovely portrait of innocence, perfect dof and nice tight crop.

There is something magical that happens when nature meets humanity, a secret communication of respect and love and that is what we see in this lovely photograph. The colours are perfect her plaid shawl suitable for the outdoors, reminiscent of a lumberjack and that Whiskey Jack is quite enthralled with her gentleness and beauty. Top notch.

Ahem Rob.....a discussion was started on the forum and the membership is still waiting for a reply.

Discussion ....open! ..........on the forum.

Emotive factor is very strong in this shot.