Romance Interrupted?
by glad2badad

Comment:
Love this composition. The title, to me, suggests something subversive about the editing choices--makes me wonder how this might look if it had been stylized under something like a cracked glass overlay or grunge vignette to visually interrupt the softness of the scene. A top picks for me this challenge.

safe
by mitalapo

Comment:
Feels like a candid moment that only existed for a split second, and you managed to freeze it in time and draw out its emotional resonance with the soft processing. Truly lovely.

His Own Little Island
by MaryO

Comment:
I'm not crazy about the lighting here--might have experimented with a toned matte look--but I'm in love with the composition and DOF you've used to create it. One of my top picks this challenge.

Jack
by roz

Comment:
Exquisite.

swimming lanes
by primabarbara

Comment:
This was one of my personal favorites in the challenge. It feels like it sits somewhere in the realm between well-composed snapshot and editorial sports photography--and i mean that as a compliment. Like it captures the dedication and enjoyment of an athlete in training rather than one enjoying their moment in the sun, as it were. Thats a wonderful twist on the challenge theme. 🙂

Race Day
by tjbel05

Comment:
Congrats on the red for this one! I love the way the rider's position in this shot conveys the athleticism involved in this sport.

Agressive snap
by LevT

Comment:
This was an obvious blue for me. Congrats!

Bocce Ball
by Barroness

Comment:
Way to subvert the popular narrative about a "retirement activity" and turn it into something that feels like it has real grit and verve, as I'm sure it does. 🙂

gravel riding
by Tiberius

Comment:
Another of my favorites in the challenge, because for me the action of the sport is almost dangerously intimate here. I find this image marvelously energetic.

If you want to be irreplaceable then above all be different
by primabarbara

Comment:
I'm not crazy about the stylization of the text or the border choice, but I love the image and sentiment pairing. Great use of texture, color, and lifestyle evocation to make your point!