In Awe
by Zoomdak

Comment:
strong contender for the front page imho
a 9 10 from me.

great setup, love the reflection on the wet sand, very smart use of the enviornment :)

On Wings of Fire
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
ahh, to be young and get so much enjoyment out of running through a field with tubes of gunpowder in your hand.....those were the good ol' days.

this truly does put a smile on my face, to me this is what it's all about - providing the ability for children to have fun without being overly reckless, growing up saying "remember when we used to..." and having great images to look to, years later.
a 10 from me.

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
i could sit here all day, watchin the ships roll in, watchin the time float away.....

id be surprised if this isn't on the front page, but i expect at least a top10 for this.
it gets a 10 from me, beautiful image.

The Fiery Flowers of Freedom
by Cory

Comment:
fun image, love the scope presented here.
7

Happy 5th of July
by banmorn

Comment:
great setup for framing this capture and keeping the image balanced L->R
7

Irwin at the Grill
by Bear_Music

Comment:
the skewed perspective is throwing me off on this, especially in the top 1/3 of the image.

Neighborhood Parade
by loseme

Comment:
glad to see these still exist places, they were always so much fun when i was growing up and sadly seem to be less frequent lately.

Small Town, Big Pride
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
loved the thumbnail when i first opened the challenge page, but like my own camera screen has done to me, the small size was not 100% honest. sadly the firework is slightly overblown, though it does give it the appearance of lasers in a sci-fi movie...

i like that you were able to give an image with fireworks and an exposed landscape (not just shadows), but i keep coming back to the "fooled by the thumbnail"-ness of this firework which i want to be cleaner.

it's still a lovely image and i'm going to give it a 7

Freedom celebration on the beach
by ShutterPug

Comment:
great capture of the fireworks, the little falling particles are what make this shot in my opinion
7

It Might Get Loud
by Brent_S

Comment:
well, this is certainly a cluster-bomb of light (and if you were there, sound). it's a tad busy, but i love the silhouetted people in the rigging (or whatever the proper nautical term is, if rigging isn't right).
then again, without the business of the scene, the silhouette may be lost entirely, so it's a hard sell to take any points away.

a 7 from me then