Please Don't Pee On Me!
by amster

Comment:
Very good color. Very nice composition with the rule of thirds. My only recomendation would be a slight rotation and crop to make the fire hidrant more upright... or drop down to it's level when you took the shot.

Holiday Fun
by kari1

Comment:
The color is a WoW :) Great composition and use of DoF for the background. the kids look great. (I hate trying to get all three of mine to look decent at one time for one shot) I might recommend a little fill in flash, turned way down... not to ruin an otherwise lovly lighting but to add a little more catch light in the eyes. All in all, a wonderful picture.

Scenic Overlook
by NstiG8tr

Comment:
Cute :) Well composed: I like the minimal foreground and blurred background to help you subject stand out. For some reason, my eyes keep straining to focus the backgound... they want it either more focused or (even better) more blurred.

Made in China
by muur88

Comment:
Wow... busy and colorful. I like the way you met the challenge's "to offset your subject" by making your model the only thing without color. Instead of color drawing your eye to the model... I find my eye flees to her to escape all the color and rest. Since nothing about her holds my attention, though, I visually go wandering again.

Macaw
by docurrie

Comment:
Fun image. You have chosen a great subject, he fills the frame well, and he has good focus. I don't normally mind some image noise or "grain" but in your case, it distracts from the color's impact. I would check your ISO.

Straws
by carodani

Comment:
This is one of the few images to use more pastell and less primary color (that is a compliment). It is a great choice in subject and well executed. Since it has no single subject... it leaves the eye to wander... which is fine, but there is not very far to go. I like this picture and would like to see more... more staws, wider view... overwhelm me.

pizzazz
by ursula

Comment:
Nice DoF... crisp image. I like you off center composition and having it face into, rather then out of, the frame. I love the color combination you chose. I am being distracted by the blurred elements in the background, however, and feel it keeps pulling my attention away from the subject.

Traffic Light Spectrum
by mpeters

Comment:
Very interesting sceene. I like the composition a lot. It has a bit of a grungy feel, while still being a clean photo. The only thing I can think to recommend, (if this is not a candid shot) is not having the junk on the phonebooth. Very nice.

by SDW

Comment:
Very interesting and colorful subject... nice choice. I like your natural framming by the trees on both sides. As you see, the tree on the left incroaches a little but that is the only thing, compositionally I would recommend changing. For non-challenge, personal use, I would just clone the end of that one branch out. I also love the sky color... did you use a circular polarizer? If not, it may have made all these color pop even more.

An Isaiah Burst
by KiwiShotz

Comment:
Wonderful colors. A fun and energetic expression. There is a slight motion blur (obviously)... I'll come back and check on your shutter speed when the challenge is over. I like the way the folds of cloth guide your eye back to the boy... nice compositon.