one more dance for the bird
by aznym

Comment:
i know spot editing isn't allowed in these basic challenges, but i feel like the shadow on the right distracts slightly (although i think that leaving it there with this crop is more effective than if you had cropped it tighter) - really like the idea and use of shadows.

Christmas Breeze
by echo68ph

Comment:
interesting and pleasant foreground, but would prefer a darker or slightly differently color balanced sky to accentuate the cloud (as well as look more natural)

Barking Into the Wind
by moswyn

Comment:
i don't mind the possible stretch to meet the challenge, but i feel that it is maybe just slightly more contrasty than i like. interesting choice on dof, and i guess a good choice considering that the rear end probably isn't farting in the wind ;0

In a Breeze
by jessfrolio

Comment:
while the motion blur does help convey the notion of wind, i feel that the sharpness at the center of the feather detracts slightly because it brings our focus into the center of the feather and away from the elements around it. in addition, the slight corner of gray in the upper right somewhat detracts from the otherwise pleasing and gentle white background.

Wind 'n Sea
by Mick

Comment:
wow. and here i am sitting in my apartment. how sad. ;)

i love the human element in this photo - without it, would just be another attractive landscape/seascape shot. with it, adds a human/personal touch and makes it much more interesting.

Wind Blow, earth and sky
by lyta

Comment:
wow. at first i thought that those were some crazy looking trees.. guess they're just weeds/plants of some sort. nice perspective and colors (maybe a tad more yellow in the weeds? who knows)

Alternative Fuel
by redmoon

Comment:
simplistic, but good. if there were 2 windmills, i wouldn't like it nearly as much (although 10+ might be good too). aside from the basic editing rules, you might want to edit out that pole in the foreground as well as all the structures in the background.. might make for a very interesting image.

Windblown
by nikon_girl

Comment:
i don't usually like artificial appearances such as this, but this one catches my eye in an attractive way - perhaps because of the unique and dynamic angle, as well as the subdued hues (as opposed to the bright, overbearing saturation that often accompanies tweaked images)

Strong Wind
by Discraft

Comment:
haha... hmm, semi-curious as to how this one worked with the feet being the only blurred objects, but very clever

West
by Zoomdak

Comment:
beautiful. extra sharp at the roots, motion blur at the tips. great sky, can see some texture in the sand and good balance all around. not sure if the horizon is slightly tilted or if that's just a hill. also, it looks like there may be some sort of figure/house or something right above the grass line on the middle-left. great though, i like it.