The Law Student
by Neat

Comment:
I really like this one, but in looking at it again, something strange is going on with his pants leg. Were you trying to clone something?

The Loss
by vawendy

Comment:

Originally posted by marnet: Did you think about making it a bit more like a Degas impressionist painting? Congrats on the Blue

That could have been fun! I was going more for an old masters' type of feel. It's too pink for that, but I liked the soft light. :)

Canaletto grand canal
by salmiakki

Comment:
My dad liked Canaletto's, so that's what I thought when it first popped up. "A Canaletto!" and then I read the title. :)

Congrats on the red!

Swamp Land Reflections Abstract
by Wildpurple

Comment:
It was an 8 from me.

Lovely!

Memories
by jcar

Comment:
Way to go, Jesse!! A Posthumous Ribbon!!

You should add it to your profile!

Lighthouse Point. New Haven, CT
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Nit picky, but your horizon is tilted a tad. It's still an 8 from me, but once someone pointed out tilted horizons, they stick out a lot when I view them. :)

But this is one of the few that I feel actually has a foreground, middle, and far part to the photo. :)

Winter bliss
by Neat

Comment:
I really really like this one, but imo, it doesn't fit the definition. It is my understanding that in layering:

Good landscape photos have layers or objects in the foreground (close to you), middle ground (medium distance from the camera), and background (farthest away)

Really, none of this is close to you. It's all pretty much far away. We don't get a feeling of what is right next to you.

You may disagree with my definition, but I like the photo so much, I needed to explain why it is a 5 instead of an 8.

Ice Clouds Flagstaff
by JulietNN

Comment:
The obvious winner. One of the few that actually does use a foreground effectively.

Sudden appearance
by Ammie

Comment:
So sorry for the DQ!

A wonderful photo anyway!! Love the backlighting.

The Pandemic Beard
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Looking rather scruffy there! :)