Up, Up and Away
by gedisa

Comment:
This image looks like it had a heavy editing hand- like the contrast and birghtness were cranked up too much. I think this shot could be greatly improved by shooting with a different background. The blown out sky and multiple telephone lines cris-crossing the image greatly detract from the photo. A more shallow depth of field might also help, but you might not be able to achieve it and still get the motion blur in the wings (depending on your equipment). Using your flash for some fill lighting might help expose the bird properly without making the sky as overexposed. These are just some techniques that in my opinion might help improve this image.

"Flames" in the wind
by birdyblue

Comment:
Excellent! Very nice lighting. It looks like some of the areas of hair have been oversaturated and lost some detail, but I don't think it detracts from the image much. This is one of my top picks for this challenge.

breeze anyone?
by Phobos

Comment:
Very nice! My only complaint is that the white highlights at the left are a bit too bright and distracting. Other than that, I like it.

Windy Day Fun
by Firsty

Comment:
Incredible! I almost believe the wind is doing this. Is this really a wall that looks like a floor???

Turbulence In The Sky
by K-Rob

Comment:
Wow. Interesting clouds. Great color. Very striking.

Struggle
by Ennil

Comment:
This is my favorite of the candle shots (so far) The white balance and color look more natural than most. I like the deep black background as well. Be careful, though- Nike might get you for a trademark violation!

Pinwheel and its windproof shadow
by Moreira

Comment:
That is cool! Interesting idea...

West
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Very nice! I like the softness in the grass and clouds caused by the wind. Good light, too.

Exhale
by brockmd

Comment:
I think this is a great idea. I have a few suggestions on how I think this photo might be improved. First, I would make the background darker and/or blur it with a shallow DOF. Second, the white balance looks like it wasn't set correctly rendering the smoke, the skin and everything else yellow. I'm guessing this was shot with tungsten lighting but the camera's white balance setting was not changed to match. Third, the writing on the shirt is distracting and should probably be cropped out. I think some or all of these changes would result in a very striking photo.

Wind Blown
by Happy Bunny

Comment:
That is a very neat tree. I like the shape and textures on it. Might I suggest a different framing/cropping of the image to either include the rear tree as a full element in the picture or eliminate it entirely to draw focus to the front tree? As it is now, my attention is torn between the two elements like I am looking at two different pictures.