Beneath Endless Skies
by Ja-9

Comment by mercaptan:
Nice river curve and clouds.

Beneath Endless Skies
by Ja-9

Comment by ThingFish:
Captivating capture in all of it's magnificent entirety. 10

Beneath Endless Skies
by Ja-9

Comment by kprasad9375:
This place looks calm and peaceful—you captured it really well.

Beneath Endless Skies
by Ja-9

Comment by mariuca:
A painterly composition here and kudos for not falling into the temptation of sharpening it too much

Beneath Endless Skies
by Ja-9

Comment by Barroness:
Beautiful landscape

Beneath Endless Skies
by Ja-9

Comment by bassbone:
gorgeous light and processing to emphasize it - the sky is lovely and the river provides the exact lines to pull us into the bluffs

Marmot Whistle Alert
by Ja-9

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

My thoughts on the image: Those little jokers can be hard to catch for photos! I remember stalking on for about 2 hours the first time I saw one in Glacier. He was hiding in the parking lot, dipping in and out from underneath cars. Nice capture and nice job meeting the challenge!

My ideas for improvement: This is a fantastic image, and I think it scored decently. It seems like the voters are more often drawn to vibrant colors over interesting subjects. I brown animal on a brown background probably didn't translate well for many, especially if they don't know how difficult they are to catch a good image of.

Where I would have/did score this entry: I did vote in this one, and I was one of your 6s. I was between a 6 and 7, but leaned 6 based on comparison with the rest of the field. Nice capture, and thanks for sharing!

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

Marmot Whistle Alert
by Ja-9

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

My thoughts on the image: Those little jokers can be hard to catch for photos! I remember stalking on for about 2 hours the first time I saw one in Glacier. He was hiding in the parking lot, dipping in and out from underneath cars. Nice capture and nice job meeting the challenge!

My ideas for improvement: This is a fantastic image, and I think it scored decently. It seems like the voters are more often drawn to vibrant colors over interesting subjects. I brown animal on a brown background probably didn't translate well for many, especially if they don't know how difficult they are to catch a good image of.

Where I would have/did score this entry: I did vote in this one, and I was one of your 6s. I was between a 6 and 7, but leaned 6 based on comparison with the rest of the field. Nice capture, and thanks for sharing!

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

Cozy Harbor
by Ja-9

Comment by ericwoo:
The queue is giving me this one again. I still love it!

Cozy Harbor
by Ja-9

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

My thoughts on the image: Hands down, the best entry in this challenge, and a well-deserved blue! I am not normally a fan of these types of challenges...yeah, too old school when it comes to photos...but this one is done really well with fantastic composition.

My ideas for improvement: It would have been great to see this scene with this treatment on a perfect, blue-sky afternoon, but we don't always get the conditions we want. With that said, I think you did a fantastic job with this overall.

Where I would have/did score this entry: This would have been an 8 or 9 from me. There is not a better image in this challenge. The voters got this one right!

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric