RuthC

Congratulations, dibilio57, on third place in this challenge, with your delightful milkweed entry. I really like the bright colours, the shiny brown seeds bursting forth from the pod with their...

Congratulations, microsurgeon, on placing second in this challenge with your interesting capture of lupine seed pods. I find it very sad that twenty-one members voted for your entry, while you have...

Congratulations, MBradfield, on first place in 'The Surprise Inside: Seeds in Their Pods' challenge, with your wonderfully bright, clear, shiny image of horse chestnuts. The colours are very...

This was NOT taken on 9th February, 2016, but on January 29th, 2014. It seems you conveniently 'forgot' that this challenge requires photos taken AFTER the Announced Date. Your subject also does...

Congratulations, anisah, on a well-deserved win in this challenge. It's a great capture, and apparently it has provided some education for those viewers who don't photograph insects and their life...

Yes.

I viewed this entry on my desktop, with increased colour saturation, and I can see that there is some colour in the moon's surface. Therefore I have reinstated the image.
Ruth :-)

Hi Andy, I agree that the Complaint system is somewhat confusing for the hosts. First, you need to tick the 'Mark All' box, otherwise it will continue to show that the complaint hasn't been dealt with.

This is a very evocative, lonely capture, vbuhay, and it deserves to have a top place in this week's challenge. Most photographs of Zabriskie Point in the Death Valley National Park are taken in...

Congratulations, Ather Mehboob, on placing second in this weekly challenge with your bright sunset capture. Your post-processing of the fiery sky is very dramatic, and was very popular with many...

Congratulations, PieterVuylsteke, on your beautiful image of dawn, which has achieved first place in 'My Best Photo of the Week' challenge. This is a wonderful example of gradations in colour and...

If you look at EVERY other entry, you will see that your shot does not comply with the theme and the rules of this challenge.
Try reading the rules before you enter these challenges. It will save...

Many of these entries show rivers or streams which would be quite difficult to jump over, unless you are an Olympic long jumper, or Tarzan.... :-)

Placed 8^th in the challenge.

Absolutely stunning, both the landscape and your capture of it!
RuthC :-)

It's rude, impolite people like you that discourages hosts from continuing their thankless task. RuthC

I am so sorry to learn that you are leaving your hosting role. I have enjoyed your interesting and varied challenges. You will be missed. Ruth :-(

Many folks find it difficult to resize their entries without losing their EXIF data. The following website was suggested to me as an easy solution to this, though I haven't used it myself: http://p ...

Congratulations, MeganAlex9, on your win in this (mini) 'My Best Photo of the Week' challenge. Though there were only a few entries, your picture has been leading the votes all week, and rightly...

Hi picturemanmotion, The number of challenges in any week varies considerably, and the variety of hosts are able to offer a range of subjects which suit most tastes. If the number of challenges ...