Private Celebration - First Grandaughter
by troberge

Comment:
Very lovely portrait which they'll both treasure forever. 7

Magical Morning Mist
by jemison

Comment:
A lovely, evocative scene, and a worthy celebration event. I especially like the fact that the beautiful mist produces a graduated contrast in the balloons, from ethereal at the bottom to sharply defined at the top. 7

Sox Win!!!
by rayg544

Comment:
Clever and appealing. It's certainly a rare cause for celebration, too. Also a technically exemplary photograph. 7

'Celebrate the love of your life'
by terje

Comment:
Absolutely love this image. There's so little in it, yet it is filled with interest and appeal. Not sure if it's all pure reflection or a bit of trickery, but either way it's fabulous. The juxtaposition of the exuberantly embracing couple & the carefully separated waiting commuters is really very clever. How I wish this would ribbon! 9.

Autumn's Offering
by Jutilda

Comment:
This has a beautiful warm glow that is so appropriate to the feelings associated with Autumn. There's a sad, mellow emotion involved; every season is its own particular celebration and always has been. Your photograph proves that you understand that very well. 7

Before the game
by whiteroom

Comment:
Terrific, chaotic scene. It's a very good street-type photograph, too. Looks almost like a snapshot at first, but it has so much more to offer. In particular, the marvellous individual contribution to the air of exuberance & celebration made by each of the six visible faces ... all different versions of the same emotions. Love it. 8

A Sister's Love
by oOWonderBreadOo

Comment:
Very nice portrait ... the two expressions provide a lovely contrast in approaches to celebration of the familial relationship: she unselfconscious & abandoned; he formal & reserved. His eyes are terrific, too. Super lighting and processing. 8.

...Happy Anniversary Keturah
by saloonstudios

Comment:
If I understand this image properly, it's a very sad but very powerful moment, and a grown-up kind of celebration. Loss can be celebrated, too, and both subject and photographer have contributed to a moving celebration in this image. It's a finely judged composition, delicately exposed and processed. 8.

Celebrate Brotherhood
by beautyqn25

Comment:
Terrific portrait of these two appealing guys. Also love the backdrop. A nice idea effectively executed. 8.

School Holidays, YEEHAH
by owen

Comment:
Lovely image of adolescent joie-de-vivre! I still remember that feeling, and you've captured it beautifully. 8.