Perpetual Motion Stopped Momentarily
by xianart

Comment:
Lensbaby! Hooray! They are fun to play with aren't they? ;^) I like your image, it's an image that will fit well in the family album as well. The problem here is going to be a couple of things; 1) You're not really stopping any motion, therefore you haven't been challenged to control shutter speed like others have. Voters are going to give you a hit there. 2) Lensbaby lens in general creates many "it's blurry" comments... ;^)

Again, nice capture - it's really a keeper. Just probably in the wrong challenge. Good luck.

Splash!
by Neuferland

Comment:
Another wet kid. ;^) Sorry...I've been trying to comment on all of the entries in this challenge and I've seen a LOT of water at this point. You've done a decent job of freezing (stopping motion) the water splash. Something about the boy looks funny. Maybe it's just the smooth water, but to me it looks like a heavy dose of NI was applied (the hair is the giveaway to me, although I certainly could be wrong). His face being in shadow is going to take away some from scoring potential also. Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Spilling The Milk
by TUBORG

Comment:
Very good control on the lighting and exposure. Nice catch on the milk. Well composed. Fun to look at. Should do well with this one. Good luck.

Gone SHOPPING!
by bragur

Comment:
Is she bashful? ;^) Interesting composition you have here. The ratio looks like a panoramic image. Good job on bringing out the colors - her dress and shoes especially jump out. Wish you luck in the challenge.

Above the Rim
by JamesKW

Comment:
Nice concept. Still getting a little blur around the ball which is going to probably take some hits in your score as the challenge called for no motion trails, etc... Have some noise going on in here also, especially evident in the sky area. Cool capture nonetheless. ;^) Good luck in the challenge.

Shoo Fly
by vtruan

Comment:
Well, looks like you stopped the motion as the legs aren't touching and the wings aren't moving. ;^) Lighting looks a bit hot and the fly isn't sharply focused...looks like some heavy sharpening was applied. Hard to really tell for sure on this work monitor as it's not calibrated... The red glow on the eye is kind of cool. ;^) Good luck in the challenge.

Droplet's in the Sunlight
by BrianR

Comment:
This looks familiar. Like I've seen this same location in another challenge entry. No matter. Just a curiosity. ;^) This image has good rich color to it. Contrast is good, maybe even a smidgen on the heavy side - which is unusual. The water is nice and dark. The action of the water fountain has been stopped just fine for meeting the 'Stopped Motion' theme of this challenge. I'm glad you've included the ducks in this scene. Separates it from other similar water shots I've seen thus far. Not that that is going to help your score a lot...the subject is still too common for this challenge. Like it or not, viewers are going to get tired of similar shots. I'm not saying it's right - it's just life. ;^) Overall, nice job in capturing this image. Good luck in the challenge.

Soaring High
by all4u

Comment:
Nice idea. The image is a little on the soft/fuzzy side. Also looks like some additional contrast would help some. Were you including the foreground for context? Is it something she is jumping off of? It almost looks like a mistake. Not sure how to explain it...sorry. I guess if you are going to have the wall there, include a little bit more or lose it entirely. You had a nice sky to work with. A polarizing filter may have deepend the blue some for you. Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Mid Air
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Nice contrast and color here. One of the first things that comes to mind when I viewed this image. You've done a nice job of stopping the motion. The image is well exposed and sharp. Should do ok with this one. Good luck in the challenge.

Flying
by alexgarcia

Comment:
Not sure the vignetting is needed here. At least not for me...it's more of a distraction than helpful given the size of the subject in the overall frame. The feathers on that gull are mighty smooth! Looks like some detail was lost along the way in post-processing. Yes? Noise reduction was likely a little too heavy. I really like the warm lighting on the gull - very well exposed for this light. Best of luck to you in the challenge.