Thanks for participating, this was by far the most popular RPC to date. Brandon your image killed it! Thanks again. This blog post, however, won't reflect that, Imgur is down, so for those who uploaded to Reddit, well, you may not see your image right away (I'll go back and correct once Imgur is corrected).

My biggest take away from this edit was everyone's attention to detail. Some people cropped for reasons I wouldn't have thought, while another individual flipped the image so that the rope next to the rim was more apparent... I didn't even see the rope initially.

Anyway, here's my thoughts on this week's edit.

Best Edit: The best edit goes to Mike Smith. I know several of you would disagree, but I really liked what he did with the image. It's just dark and grungy and a lot of people are afraid to go that route. People try to keep all the information visible in the picture and I liked that he didn't. It's okay to edit your photo in a way that makes the viewer see only what you want them to see. Great job Mike!



Best Exposure: This was a tough one to gauge, many people either overdid the highlights or underexposed so much that a lot of the frame got lost in the shadows. My vote is going to have to go to Matthew Gillenwater, I really liked his image. It's a bit dark, but it's perfect for the story he's trying to tell. He also made the tree in the background very visible, one can argue if that's good or not, but it added some nice contrast to the image. Congrats Matthew, you made the thumbnail!



Honorable Mention: Alastair Munroe's image normally wouldn't work for me. I'm not a big fan of excessive clarity, however, this time around it works well. The image stands out to me, actually, I don't think it's the clarity that gives this edit the edge, it's the tones. When I scroll through them all his is the one that makes me stop. The mood it sets is perfect. Great job!

RPC #24 will be posted tomorrow at noon, don't forget to follow the Facebook group to keep up with all the action!