Istanbul
by spidermonkey

Comment:
Beautiful shot! I love the pastel colors in the sky, and the yellow buildings contrast beautifully.
I also like how depth is created here. My eye starts out looking at the foremost building on the right, and then zooms to the back of the image on the left.
Unfortunately, the tree is a total eye sore for me, but a completely unavoidable subject as well.

In With The New
by commendatori

Comment:
I would have cropped out the really bright building on the right. It keeps dragging my eye away from the fireworks. The leading lines of the smoke keep heading straight there as well, so I find myself staring at the wrong thing.
Beautiful night shot though. I love the colors, especially in the reflection of the water.

Bird on branch (Hammerkop)
by tinkie2010

Comment:
Love the photo, but do not like the border. And I am guessing I will not be the only one who says that.
I think this photo would be equally strong, and probably stronger without it.
I really like the capture of this bird. Nice detail, and I like that he is looking over his shoulder at you. For some reason he strikes me as having a great sense of humor,
The photo is a little top heavy, but with a bird like that, I don't know how you would do it otherwise.

01.01.2010 01:01:01
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Gorgeous photo. You have captured a marvelous scene, and I love the sepia you have chosen to add and the vignetting.

On Top of the World
by lyn100

Comment:
Nice photo. Great clarity, and your subject is contrasted very nicely with the blue water.
I think it would have worked even better if the shot wasn't so tight. I would like to see more of the world he is standing on :-)

Agony of Defeat
by JeffDay

Comment:
You got robbed. This deserves to be so much higher! I loved it

Hurdles
by whiteflyer

Comment:
The "stadia sports" is a nice touch for this challenge. Great photo

Wet Soccer Game Action
by BaldurT

Comment:
Wow, this is awesome! I have seen a lot of sports shots, but I have never seen anything like this. Well done.

no man soars too high, if soars with his own wings
by hopper

Comment:
Lovely picture and the title is a nice touch as well.
I would have loved to see the angle a little differently, so I was seeing his face straight on. Might have created more impact. But I still really like this

Taser Tag at the Ball Game
by scooter97

Comment:
No way! You were there???
Not the best shot in the world, but still pretty good and this is amazing for the moment!
You could have sold this to a newspaper or something