On the boardwalk
by wildiris

Comment:
This is a great image for this challenge. The combination of sharpness and motion blur, the processing, the crop. I love the old guy in the hat. Composition is wonderful. Well done.

The Messenger
by tvsometime

Comment:
Yet another of the many great images in this challenge. Perfect balance of sharpness and blur. Great processing. Wonderful composition and it tells a story. Excellent entry.

in training
by oldbimmercoupe

Comment:
I like this... a lot. Don't know exactly why... it's bspurgeon-ish, but there's something amiss, imho, however, I'm captivated by this and therefore have still score this quite high (voted earlier, am only commenting now). Unfortunately, I suspect this may be a candidate for a MUAIMHO... a small consolation if it is... we'll see when voting finishes. Regardless... well done on a very nice entry.

Rushing In
by sjhuls

Comment:
Kid without head, blur, b&w, at a beach... this SCREAMS Ben's style. Excellent entry.

8:31
by mitalapo

Comment:
I don't know why I like this so much, but I do. It has a mystery, tells a story... VERY captivating image. Love the title too. While I think this might not go down very well with the voting masses, I'm in awe at this image and rate it in my top 10 for the challenge... and the more I look at it as I comment, the more incline I am to give its score nudge.

Chasing Away the Darkness
by stantheman1313

Comment:
Excellent image. Perfect composition... subject and execution are very Ben. Well done.

keeper
by nixter

Comment:
This is a wonderful image. I can see this on a wall at home. Lovely.

Creeping Tides
by Gengi

Comment:
If this had a child, or surfer, this could have very easily taken out a ribbon in this challenge. Processing is perfect, but the image just lacks that extra element of interest, imho. Despite this, I've scored it in my top 10.

My Way
by galatia_n

Comment:
I love this image. A great mix of focus and blur that Ben does well. Wonderful composition. One critique of this is that I find the contrast a bit harsh for this challenge. Nonetheless, a wonderful image and one on my favourites in the challenge.

Catch me if you can...
by PenelopeK

Comment:
This is an outstanding image. The blur and composition reminds me of Ben's "surfer"



Also reminds me of some of salmiakki's wonderful images. So, you've got yourself an excellent image here... one of my top 10 picks for the challenge.