Oops!
by bvoi

Comment:
Very clever. I hope there's not some major trickery going on here or I'll be disappointed. ;^) However you did it, it works. Fun to look at. Motion is certainly stopped. Overall very clear and sharp (pink ice cream is on the edge). Good luck in the challenge.

Out of the Gate (scratch #9)
by VinceDoss

Comment:
The motion is stopped ok. Image is interesting enough to look at, although I think your primary subject(s) are too distant to make a big impact on the voters. JMO. Good luck.

Mexican Jumping Bean
by Blue Moon

Comment:
This is a nice image. I like the sepia tone to it and the range is good. The subject is entertaining and fun to look at. Motion has certainly been stopped as required for the challenge. You will probably hear a complaint or two about the shadow on his face. Overall this should do well, but voters can be fickle. Not sure if the subject has enough 'Wow' to break the top 20 - I hope it does. Good luck.

Bored
by Brad

Comment:
Not bored, just resting up for the next onslaught! ;^) Very adorable kitten.

Say Ahhh
by Brad

Comment:
;^) I'm just sitting here with a big smile on my face. Soooo cute! Being in that chair/sofa, makes it look like a studio shot.

IMG_6473-01.jpg
by dwterry

Comment:
This image is adorable! Actually I like all of the ones you've posted in this thread, but thought I'd just comment on this one. ;^)

Dive
by SJCarter

Comment:
Oh yeah baby! I like this one! Very nice catch. I know you're going to hate hearing this...but ;^) should have used this one for the challenge IMO. He-he.

Smile and keep having fun!

Enjoying the Fresh Autumn Air
by Rebecca

Comment:
Adorable cat, and a nice photo as well. I like the leaves on the deck. There are a ton of stock photos out there with cats, but this one would probably do well if you could get it accepted.

Take care.

stand on it
by Skip

Comment:

Originally posted by glad2badad: I like the perspective you have here. Fun to look at. Looks like you could have gone up a notch or two yet on shutter speed to totally freeze the action. B/W was a good decision to keep the viewer on topic. Good luck in the challenge.

Hey Skip - Congrats on a nice finish with this image. Many times after a challenge I'll go back thru some of the comments I made and see what others said to kind of get an idea if I was on track, etc... I'm scratching my head a bit as to why I said a higher shutter speed could have been used. I think I had 'Stopped Motion' on the brain at the time. The way you've shown just a little blur actually helps convey the action in this shot. Looks like you had fun getting it also (as usual). ;^)

Anyway - Smile and keep having fun!
Barry

Caught mid-sentence -- News conference in front of City Hall
by bfbaggins

Comment:
Hmmm...pushing it a bit here on meeting the challenge. Stopped motion is where? Even if you sell the challenge theme to viewers you are going to take some hits for not having the image level horizontally. JMO of course. Hope it does well for you.