Keeping the Water Company
by karmat

Comment:
poor kid. i feel his pain.

Speed Racer!
by KarenB

Comment:
great sense of motion. captures concentration on little boy's face perfectly :) mag99

Sprite
by Froober

Comment:
niice light. makes me yearn for those days. this pic would have done well on childhood, too :)

Demonic Drummer
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
this guy looks freakin pissed! i love the passion and intensity on his face. the red eye compliments his demonic nature good offcenter crop. great colors, esp in the drum heads. nice work! mag99

After a Shower
by lisae

Comment:
i think this pic is fetching. nice taut tummy :) .. facial expression is a little sever though! mag99

Discovery of the Fountain (by Youth)
by indigo997

Comment:
good job :) i really like this pic!

Discovery of the Fountain (by Youth)
by indigo997

Comment:
perfect focus, toning and light. the duotone works great. i like the ground up perspective .. the rapt concentration is perfect! MAG99

POW_MIA_YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN_ROLLING THUNDER
by johnny_justjohnny

Comment:
right on .. gutsy shot. glad you didnt get your butt kicked :)

When Wishes Came True
by indigo997

Comment:
this picture has a lot of good things going for it :). i thnk it would have been more effective with either a much shallower DOF, or a much deeper one. part of the reason is that the objects in the background are not fully iconic enough to be recognizable blurry so they either need to be really clearly idntifiable or so blurry that they become a sort of kaleidoscope of color and texture without distracting as much from the candles and cake.

i think the bg and in particular the ribbons on the purple package is/are competing with what should really be the focus of the image: the candles. i would rearrange the pic so that the candles are all against a homogenous surface and there isnt anything too close to them to 'steal their thunder'.

i wish the cake itself was more sharp :) . i love cake.

i like the pinkish color cast but i also wonder what it would have looked like with the white balance set manually to compensate?

And I'm sure you tried this but curious about other angles that bring out the 3 dimensionality of the cake? :)

Very nice picture evokes mood well of very young girl's birthday.. from the looks of it in this case, a young ballerina? the elements are all there, just need a little more rearranging for optimal presentation :) mag99

Play time is over
by Frank Beckman

Comment:
truly excellent sky ... not gonna nit pick you about the trees conflicting with your other sillhouettes :) .