You don't have to strike twice :)
by Invincible

Comment:
Lightning bolt is fantastic, I wish however that this was a shorter exposure, the lights that are present are pretty blown out.

Trampoline Twirling Time
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Ah, the age old sport of trampoline twirling time. Who was it? Barbra Stewart that came in 2nd for the USA when this sport was first included in the Olympics? Time and time again I urged my parents to allow me to quit school so we could focus on competitive trampoline twirling time, but they kept telling me there isn't much money to be had.

By the looks of it: Solid wrist grasp 8.8, big smile 9.2, elevation 6.4, dizziness and focus of twirl I cannot judge by the photo, but I would declare this about at 7.5 tramp twirl. Unfortunately this wouldn't do well in the tramp twirl time (TTT) comp leagues I used to enter. You may want to see how well you guys are at TJT (Trampoline Jump Time). I hear this may be the next sport to hit elementary schools.

Morning Routine
by ecmguy

Comment:
You should add sunscreen to the morning routine

Two Drops
by enizmon

Comment:
You have a lot of sensor dust you should have cloned out, otherwise pretty brilliant capture

Tears From Heaven
by Shanny403

Comment:
This photo gives me a sad crying emotion, and that was before I read the title. I'm not sure if it's the black background or the black inside of the flower. Regardless, this image provokes strong emotions from me. Well done.

Lost Vision
by mrchhas

Comment:
The most certainly doesn't look in the 'wild'. The light source to me clearly screams artificial. Not to mention I am not sure what is going on with the white blob. I think you're shooting for the brown here (ironically the last in my set of images to judge).

break on through to the other side
by bmartuch

Comment:
I think we're too far away from the plant/flower. I am straining to view it and doesn't impact the photo much. It's more of a fence with a plant coming out. Instead it should be a plant coming out of a fence.

White Milkweed
by Ja-9

Comment:
I really like this flower and I think it is very photogenic, but I would love this if it were alone on a black or dark background (no bugs in it either). Something about it is stunning, but the rest takes away from it in my opinion.

coffee time
by Lelez

Comment:
but what's the point of the laptop?

Free will
by gyaban

Comment:
damnit gyaban how can we not score this a 9, so good