Weekly Competition #94 - Woods and Forests Competition

If you look at the images you will find my critique under each one. Just use the forward and back buttons to navigate through the pictures.

It was very difficult to separate some of these very fine images but eventually i have reached the following. I'm delighted that the entry and quality of that entry was so strong.

Commended: PentaxKid37

Highly Commended: mikew, Prieni

Very Highly Commended: Lilly, piotro, bforbes

3rd: flat4

2nd: Galoot

1st: hefty1

Well done all!

Congrats to ya Hefty, Way ta go! The shot was charming and I found myself returning to it again just to smile.
I LOVED yours Lilly..what a Mud Maid!
*BUT My heart was stolen completely by Piotro's rabbit. What a shot..what timing...what focus!

As Ever; JudithAnn

Thanks for the judging John and for burning the midnight oil in the process. Congrats to Hefty - a nice shot. Am now looking forward to looking at the others (and also, hopefully, some fortnightly comp entries) - been away over the w/e.

Thank you John for the 3rd place. Very surprised and honoured.

Congratulations to Hefty1 for winning this round. A great image.

Regards, Luka

Thanks John for the commendation and the valuable advice. Congratulations to Hefty on yet another great photo. But I must say the judging is difficult, well done for a great job.

Congratulations to Hefty 1 and thanks to JR for the judging.

Wonderful capture of a rabbit by piotro.

Lots of great images this week, after a slow start.

Congratulations Hefty1, this is a fantastic shot and a deserving winner. Lilly's return to the competition was also spectacular and JR had his work cut out.
Thanks to you John, for swift and competent judging!

Prieni

Thank you for the judging John, and for your kind comments and advice. Congratulations Hefty1 for a super photograph.

Well done Hefty1 your shot evokes many memories. Thanks for the fast judging and the commendation John.

WOW! I didn't expect that!

Thanks John for granting me my first ever weekly competition win - I've not thought of a subject for next week as it never occured to me I might be judging; I'll have a careful think and post something later this morning.

Thanks for comments, John for judging.
Really a lot of very good photos in this competition, I guess it wasn't an easy task for John .

Congratulations to Hefty,lovely charming picture.I also liked Lilly,Aiki and Prieni's very much.Thanks to John for a quick judging round.As for my pic,the colour is what came out of the camera,but it was taken under a canopy off trees and there was weird greeny light conditions.More attention to white balance perhaps?Tony.

Many thanks to JR for his expert comments and choice of winners. Congratulations to Hefty on his first win - the first of many perhaps?
I had my own personal favourites in addition to Hefty's winner - I thought RR's squirrel had super quality, loved the light streaming through the trees in Flat4's entry and MikeW's leaves were great.
If I'd I'd come across Lilly's mud maid in the woods I'd have dropped the camera and galloped off to get the CID and SOCCOs.
david

Well done Hefty1, charming, asbolutly charming. You captured a feeling, I felt I was there. John, thank you for the judging it can't have been easy, so many of the entries were fab. BTW just for the record I didn't clone out (whatever that is) on my picture, it was submitted as taken. I havn't really got into post processing yet. I try to get it as good as I can when I take the shot & spend less time in front of the PC. Perhaps that will change when I into that side of things a bit more.
Once again, thank you.
Caz

Well deserved Hefty a most charming and fresh image and proves we do get sometimes a little too narrow minded in believing we have to avoid people in a shot, without them it would not have the same atmosphere and that dear 'ol lady, the DOF is superb...my winner too!
I also loved Aikis - my kind of image, a great mono, thank you J for my commendation
Lilly

Thanks John, that was a nice surprise to come home to

I liked Hefty's too. A little PhotoShop, 'Water Colour' effect and it could be an "Old Master"

Hefty, I think you should print up lots of large versions of this picture and put them anywhere people get stressed, it will have a fantastic calming and relaxing effect.

Well done

Lot of work you had, JR, with judging. Nice to see so many entries.
Hefty - a pic that makes smile ! Pleasent colours and good humor. It really seemes that you have organized a walk to the forest...

Thanks, Lilly. Its music to my ears ! As I have always admired your photos. So your comment sounds like a special prize
Thanks Tony as well !
I have to say thanks to Malo ! He advised me to look for BW in that place.
Thanks to him I started looking for a sight suitable for BW.