The Power To Fly
by BHuseman

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Great shot which met the challenge. Excellent example of motion panning. You really nailed this.

Before The Rush
by LeeqDMB

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The bokeh here is interesting and is an integral part of the shot. I'm not sure this was the best choice for b/w though, as the whole shot seems to fade into a blur of light gray as you look at it.

One
by WillSnaps

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Nice simple idea for the challenge. This would work much better were it sharper. I see your camera settings show an aperture of F8 - this seems very narrow for an arm shot as there really isn't a lot of depth to deal with. The aperture probably forced you into that very slow shutter speed which then translated into a bit of blurriness throughout the shot.

Could consider playing with some different poses for that arm as well. Straight up, bent at the elbow, etc.

Good idea, probably didn't execute as well as it could have but you said it was a last minute shot and, yes, those don't tend to do too well usually.

Good luck!

Soldiers
by alexjack

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Very nice. Has an (dare I say it) impressionist feel to it. The bokeh perfectly complements and enhances the subject. Nice lighting too, I like how the subject is highlighted.

Trekkin'
by philcozz

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not a lot of excitement here, but as far as sticking to the challenge I think you really nailed it. The bokeh really does enhance the subject. The logo of the bike popsout of the image, and then the bokeh behind still leaves enough impression of the rest of the bike to complete the image.

Nice job!

G i r l P o w e r
by Ubersteiny

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While the intention of the photo was to make the couple happy, once you entered it here the game changed, yes? I have to wonder what point there is in entering a scoring contest if you don't care about the score? Perhaps you were being overly dramatic ;).

I think the girlpower theme was an amusing take on the challenge topic and the pose does a good job of capturing that spirit. Perhaps a crop that gave the girls all the real estate and didn't make them share half the frame with the sky would give their poses and facial expressions even more impact.

Recharging
by cujee

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The shot is creative in that the battery is recharging by sleeping on a bed.

The lighting is pretty poor here and being able to see the lines in the cardboard and such just don't make for a very appealing image or give the sense that a lot of effort went into producing this shot.

I think your score here was a reward for the creativity and humor, so from your notes I think you accomplised your goal. Good luck!

purple haze
by alpharich

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The bokeh is nice and the way it comes off as dim reflections of the main subject does enhance the subject in my opinion.

The subject itself would look better were it more in focus (narrower aperture) and there might be better crops/compositions that would give the overall photo more impact.

Perched
by LVicari

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The cage lines aresort of distracting, but I actually find myself liking how they break up the background. nice bokeh. The angle this was shot from and the composition of the shot probably kept the score down a little bit. The lighting is nice though, I like how it highlights the bird's face.

Bring it!
by inshaala

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The out of focus background is pleasing to look at, but this would have scored much higher were the bug itself in focus.