Water Tube
by FleaNZ

Comment:
Good for challange, but lacks clarity, and the light is very flat.

that was a big cold fast wind!!!!
by simba

Comment:
Neat shot, perfet for wind, but much too noisy in the sky it's distracting. Also, you might have tried avoiding placing the focal point (the blowing snow), so close to vertical center. You could have cropped a lot of the noisy sky and placed the snow on the upp er third line. Or cropped some of the land below and gone for dramatic impact by using negative space (but then you would need to run neatimage or equivalent to eliminate the noise).

Fore Bitten Fruit
by Node

Comment:
Now this is funny because I had the EXACT same idea, but didn't do it!

Daring Escape...Almost (Freedom II)
by photom

Comment:
I wish the cat were in better focus, but that expression is priceless, so it's a hit!

Ouch, no serviceable parts inside!
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Congrats Daniel--incredible effect!

backlit marsh, summer
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Gorgeous shot. Great composition, colors and lighting!

Yellow Bell Pepper #2
by orussell

Comment:
Wow, you made it without any comments (just spoiled that didn't I)! I see we had more than our misery in common this time. I did a yellow pepper too. But you got fewer 3's than I did. I was trailing you until the end--the vote scrubber obviously gave me a bit of a boost that you didn't get.

As to your shot: good placement, good light overall. The tones in the pepper come through very rich, with a texture you wouldn't get with another technique. The reflections are a bit strong. I do like the contrast between the background and the pepper, and the blue area underneath. I think perhaps you gave this a bit too much with the flashlight. Those LEDs are pretty strong. FWIW, I gave this a 6.

Red Hot Chanukah
by maxj

Comment:
Happy Hannukah. I was thinking the same thing tonight. Shot some of these, but haven't even looked at them yet because i was pretty determined not to enter this one. I like the way you've captured so few colors here. Gives it a nice graphic look.

Raining umbrellas
by Pug-H

Comment:
My favorite shot on the whole site, perhaps is an umbrella shot. This was very clever and pretty well done. A couple of things hurt it. The exposure issues on the left umbrella, the movement blur as well (though if you look at my portfolio, you'll know I am generally a fan of movement blur). I think a faster shutter speed would have worked better. Also, the noise in the sky is a problem for this kind of shot.

Working Toward Yellow
by prbetts

Comment:
I like the concept here, but I think the problem is that it doesn't go "far" enough. The lines present some drama, along with the color, yet they are very soft and offer little contrast. The progression of the yellow is somewhat incomplete as well, being more centered rather than a gradient. I think if you could have made it sharper, with a bit more contrast and a true gradient look, it would be a strong abstract and strong contender.