Leap of Faith
by rcrawford

Comment:
This is the third person I've seen in the air so far this challenge. Some sort of challenge within a challenge huh, this site is getting complex. jk
Really cool perspective and nice motion bluring on the arms and feet while keeping the rest of the body in focus.

Aqua Skies
by Artifacts

Comment:
wooah. wierd colors. don't like the border color, although it is interesting. Perhaps if the light blue was pure white it would be better. Was that the natural texture of the sculpture or did you use some sort of filter on it? It looks like a really fascinating piece of art and you did a nice job photographing it.

Solitary Tree
by Pedro

Comment:
Lovely. I'm a big fan of solitary trees. Like the shades of green and blue and the clouds are windows perfect. only flaw to this marvelous photo is that your border is uneven and distracting. great work.

Shoes in the Rain
by DennisF

Comment:
Nice composition (nice pool/fountain area too)!

Menacing elegance
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Catepillars frighten me too! really great colors on focus.

The Flight of the Humming Bird
by paganini

Comment:
Oh man. This photo makes me so angry! You wouldn't believe, I spent about 2 hours the other day trying to take pictures of the humming birds in front of my house and they were just to fast. I got NOTHING. this is a great shot, esp. because I appreciate how difficult it is to get. You should be very proud.

Finish Line
by Ruchart

Comment:
Cool angle.

Praying Mantis
by LarsPaysen

Comment:
oh boy oh boy. we have a winner. my favorite so far. Praying Mantis's are so incredibly bizarre. I haven't seen one in years. Your lucky to have this photo op. Even if I had the chance I wouldn't be able to get shots like this. Amazing focus on this macro. Just superb. 10

Buddha's head
by falvey

Comment:
for a sec I thought buddha was flipping someone the bird! lol. I really like the composition with the three plants coming up on the left (i know it's really more than three, but the last group blends together) and the light and texture from the pine needles is really cool. That said, the lighting and exposure was better chosen for your excellent choice of foreground than it was for the statue itself which has rather sharp highlights and the tree in the back would be best blackened out imo. It would be interesting to play with this in levels a bit. Nice work.

Flying
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
This kicks @$$ (not at money money!) Great capture. Focus is excellent and the texture and muddiness give it a great feel. The only problem I have with it is the background. Ideally, I would like the background blurred, but since you can't do that I would have at least desaturated or lightened up or done something with the green. Great job. One of my favorites so far.