CURVES JUNE 2025
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John McKnight | June 12, 2025This is a very interesting image. I have never heard of these mounds nor ever seen an image of them. Thanks for sharing.Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Daniel, well done. I agree with the judges about making the sky a little more dramatic.Burial Chamber Mounds Bru Na Boinne Ireland Burial Chamber Mounds Bru Na Boinne IrelandBurial Chamber Mounds Bru Na Boinne Ireland
Photographer: Daniel Holmes
Group A - Score 88
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 87 | Richard Waas 89
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John McKnight | June 12, 2025This is one of my favorite images of this group. It is great that you saw this and made the effort to stop and capture it. The B & W works well with your image. Nicely done. Where is this building?Architectural Spotlight Architectural SpotlightArchitectural Spotlight
This building has an opening that allows the natural light to reflect on the side wall. I notice it when it while driving in Miami and stopped to take several photos. The image was cropped and changed to B&W to emphasize the curves using Photoshop.
Photographer: Yevette Shapiro
Group A - Score 91
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 93 | Richard Waas 89
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Excellent capture, I like it since I first saw it being submitted. Great exposure, the circles and the framed buildings.A Spacewalk View A Spacewalk ViewA Spacewalk View
This is a view from the Spacewalk in Pohang, S. Korea. Taken with a Canon Power Shot SX740 HS.
Photographer: Sivia Rojas
Group A - Score 90
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 91 | Richard Waas 89
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John McKnight | June 12, 2025This is a beautiful image. The colors and texture are exquisite. The are curves everywhere. That is a wonderful background. Nicely done.Maribel Gonzalez | June 13, 2025Congrats on a job will done! Excellent image.Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Thank you John and Maribel, I appreciate your comments!Curved in Conversation Curved in ConversationCurved in Conversation
Captured with a Fujifilm camera and a Lensbaby Sweet 35 at 1/60 sec, ISO 800, around f/4–5.6.
These two calla lilies felt like they were leaning in for a quiet chat. The soft curves, rich colors, and gentle swirl in the background texture made the moment feel almost like a little floral dance.Processed with On1 and Nik Software
Photographer: Walter Rojter
Group A - Score 95
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 95 | Richard Waas 95
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Everythings Just Ducky Everythings Just DuckyEverythings Just Ducky
I loved the the colors and feathers in this image. This was cropped and processed in Photoshop.
Photographer: Yevette Shapiro
Group A - Score 86.5
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 87 | Richard Waas 86
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John McKnight | June 12, 2025This is one of my favorites. You definitely nailed the curves theme. I like the tight crop. The black background really works well. The broken string greatly adds to the total interest. Great job.Pop Goes The Straight Line Pop Goes The Straight LinePop Goes The Straight Line
Photographer: Barbara Thompson
Group A - Score 90.5
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 88 | Richard Waas 93
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025John, this is a nice and creative image, very well done.Fun Footwear Fun FootwearFun Footwear
These "Native" brand rubber shoes belong to one of my identical twin grandsons. I was looking for something with curves to shoot for this photo challenge, and these caught my eye as something with lots of curves. Perchance the shoes were sitting on top of this wicker covered chest when I first saw them. So I thought the wicker circles on the chest would make a complimentary background for the shoes since circles are also curves of sort. I also thought the tan wicker color complemented the yellow shoe color nicely. I tried various setups with the shoes. I shot about 20 images with different arrangements, and this setup was the most pleasing to my eye. There is nice soft window light coming in from the left. I did some color adjustment with Lightroom Classic and included a medium vignette to make the shoes pop a little more. I came up with 15 potential names for this image and settled on Fun Footwear. I like the alliteration in the title.
Photographer: John McKnight
Group A - Score 87.5
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 87 | Richard Waas 88
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Edge of Bloom Edge of BloomEdge of Bloom
Shot with my Fujifilm XH2s and a Lensbaby Sweet 50 with a +4 macro adapter — ISO 400, 1/200 sec at f/2.8.
I wanted a tight, swirly composition that really pulled the eye in, and this carnation delivered. Those magenta-edged petals curl in every direction, and at f/2.8, the background just melts into this soft spiral.As always, edited with On1 and Nik software.
Photographer: Walter Rojter
Group A - Score 81
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 80 | Richard Waas 82
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Musical Curvethe Guitar Hotel At Seminole Hard Rock Musical Curvethe Guitar Hotel At Seminole Hard RockMusical Curvethe Guitar Hotel At Seminole Hard Rock
Photographer: Carlos Ramirez
Group B - Score 86
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 86 | Richard Waas 86
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Nice closeup and composition, I think it would be even better with brightness kept at the center and darkening the bottom third, to match the top.Serene Green Serene GreenSerene Green
This image was shot a few weeks ago in California. I like the symmetry of the petals. I am not sure of the name of this plant, but I would like to know if you know. I liked that the petals are front lit and also back lit at the same time. The lighting seems of give the petals depth. I also enjoyed what looks like rim light on the upper petals. I wanted to center the plant laterally, but I dropped the center below the horizontal center to include all of the uppermost pedal. I think that petal has the most impact. I used Lightroom Classic to tweak the colors and crop the image. I did some spot removal using PS. I know we have had similar images in the past, but I thought this specimen was worthy of entry because it is all curves. I see no straight lines anywhere.
Photographer: John McKnight
Group A - Score 88.5
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 89 | Richard Waas 88
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Very interesting tree and story about it.Twisted Beauty Twisted BeautyTwisted Beauty
This is a tree within the Garden of Morning Calm, near Seoul, S. Korea. Taken with a Canon PowerShot SX740 HS.
Photographer: Sivia Rojas
Group - Score 88
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 92 | Richard Waas 84
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Excellent job Maribel! I like the different perspective of iy being shot from the back of the Anhinga.Cool Landing Cool LandingCool Landing
This photo was taken at Orlando Wetlands in March of 2025. Precision. Poise. Perfect timing as the Anhinga lands on the water, a moment caught right before the splash.
Photographer: Maribel Gonzalez
Group B - Score 93
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 92 | Richard Waas 94
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Very different and creative. It's a shame the judges did not get it/Chromatic Circles Chromatic CirclesChromatic Circles
Photographer: Barbara Thompson
Group A - Score 83
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 86 | Richard Waas 80
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John McKnight | June 12, 2025You nailed the theme with this one for sure.Maribel Gonzalez | June 13, 2025Very nice image, fits perfectly with the theme. Nice work.Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Very well done Ibis. No additional cropping necessary.Architectural Curves Architectural CurvesArchitectural Curves
Photographer: Ibis Hillencamp
Group A - Score 90
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 92 | Richard Waas 88
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John McKnight | June 12, 2025Wow, your image has serious impact! If I was a judge your image would get the top score of all the entries. You have captured lot of interesting curves. The headlights point of interest is powerful. Nicely done.Maribel Gonzalez | June 13, 2025The tunnel's arches, a testament to engineering precision, framed the exciting vehicle so perfectly. I love everything about this image. Fabulous job!!!Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Awesome photograph. It deserves to be printed in a large size.The Lights at the end of the Curve The Lights at the end of the CurveThe Lights at the end of the Curve
I took this photo in December, 2022 during a visit to Athens, Greece. This large metal structure was built for the Olympic village used by the athletes who attended the 2004 summer Olympics. I took this photo around 8 pm when there aren't that many people walking around. I was lucky that a security vehicle was starting its drive on the road under the structure, which added interest to the scene. For this photo, I set the camera on a stone seat, on a table-top sized tripod, then used a shutter release to capture the image.
Shot on Nikon Z7
f/11
4 sec
ISO 200
30mm
Photographer: Dustin Quiel-Athanasiadis
Group B - Score 90
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 90 | Richard Waas 90
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Maribel, this is simple and at the same time creative, I actually like the blue tire. It is exciting to see your progress..Elegance In Motion Elegance In MotionElegance In Motion
Photographer: Maribel Gonzalez
Group B - Score 85
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 87 | Richard Waas 83
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Vanilla buds bursting open in the wild Vanilla buds bursting open in the wildVanilla buds bursting open in the wild
Photographer: Claudia Masella
Group - Score 86
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 88 | Richard Waas 84
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Walter Rojter | June 13, 2025Good job Dustin, well executed. I'm looking forward to see what you are doing next after retiring this filter.The Holy Temple of St Andrew in Patras The Holy Temple of St Andrew in PatrasThe Holy Temple of St Andrew in Patras
This is a photo of the front entrance of the Holy Church of Saint Andrew in the city of Patras, Greece. According to legend, this church was built on top of an original church that was built on the site where the Apostle Saint Andrew was crucified. Inside the church, there is an altar where a piece of the skull of the saint is displayed, and on one of the naves of the church, there is a display with a piece of the cross that was used to crucify him. This photo was taken last December, mid-morning. For the circular effect, I used a special filter attached to the camera lens.
Shot on Nikon D7500
f/5.6
1/800 sec
ISO 100
28mm
Photographer: Dustin Quiel-Athanasiadis
Group B - Score 88
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 86 | Richard Waas 90
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The Road Less Traveled The Road Less TraveledThe Road Less Traveled
Photographer: Ibis Hillencamp
Group A - Score 87
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 91 | Richard Waas 83
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They bend to grow towards the light They bend to grow towards the lightThey bend to grow towards the light
Photographer: Claudia Masella
Group A - Score 82.5
JUDGES:
Boris Gabay 89 | Richard Waas 76
Image Submitted By: Walter Rojter
