Overwhelmed
by jpochard

Comment:
Well done. I love the circular motion blur here and the pained expression. One of my top pics for this challenge.

On a tech note, this photo appears to have a fair amount of noise; neatimage might have helped restore some clarity here.

Noble Spirit
by moodville

Comment:
This just has to win! On the other hand, not sure I want him staring at me for a whole week from the ribbon page. Anyway, fantastic capture.

Mantis
by sleekr

Comment:
Wonderful shot. I like the perspective and composition. I wish there were a bit more DOF to cover both eyes though.

old RECORDing amongst the new
by Jamie2772

Comment:
Good idea, nicely laid out. I think it would have been better to move them away from the background, then you could have used shalllow DOF. And try to make the base of the backdrop also "disappear" out of the forefront of attention.

Pet Peeve
by ellamay

Comment:
Very funny. Of course the motion blur gives this the action but the eye give it character!

Marmelade Blossoms
by ellamay

Comment:
Wonderful work. One of my favoriites in the challenge.

Damn! Almost...
by seancgn68

Comment:
Clever. Would have benefited from a "real" gambling type background--maybe felt table and all.

Discarded
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Very good idea, and has the artistic flare I think one needs here. Good composition.

Inner Sanctum
by TooCool

Comment:
Beautiful work! I am shocked this did not ribbon. I am also shocked at the number of 1s, 2s, and 3s. Come on people!

Anyway, congrats on a great finish.

Spring, where are you?!
by Sonifo

Comment:
This is a wonderful composition and a good take on the challenge. The motion of the girl is put to good use here. One area I think this can be improved is in the background--the slightly saturated, pale grass and background for some reason calls attention to itself to me, perhaps simply because it doesn't provide enough contrast with the orange dress and the girls stockings and hat. It may not have been possible during the challenge, but I think this is just the perfect shot to selectively desaturate the background to grayscale. I bet you wanted to do this for the challenge, but were stopped by the similarity in color between the girl and the background. Overall, this is a very nice photo--and I bet it will sell well if you can enhance the contrast of the elements later.