Closing In
by colorcarnival

Comment:
A real grow on you photo, the way you have got both the flower and the bee infocus is excellent and there is a very real sense of the bee closing in on the pollen...Bumped to 7

A Bushel of Jelly Beans
by bassbone

Comment:
Peter

Many congratulations on both a great finish and more importantly a fantastic image

I have to say this worked on so many levels for me, concept, delivey and technicals

To me it is amazing how your photography seems to have recently taken that next big step forward and I admit that you now leave me trailing in your wake (I think that first ribbon is just around the corner)

Super shot from one of life's good guys

Life Savors the Beach
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Ha, I knew that you were going to pip me at the post in this challenge and I have to say, deservedly so for such a unique take on the task in hand

Great concept and I love the blurring, The azure blue background is fantastic and I like the image of what I imagine to be a crab (but probably isnt) scuttling along as well

I'll be honest and say I dont know whether (for me) the lighter blue in the immediate foreground really adds that much (though having said that I do like the fact that we get to see the lifesaver reflected) and I might have just prefered it with an expanse of sand at the front

Having said that I scored it higher than it finished (which I think is always a good thing)

Great job

Chuck Norris and I
by CorySmith

Comment:
Chuck Norris does not pose for photographs....he imprints himself on your retinas

Cool photo

Take care

Jon

Closing Time
by dannylee

Comment:
There is something distinctly uneasy about this image (other than the fact that someone is being squashed in a piece of gym equipment). The subjects expression is almost bordering on the grotesque and perhaps it is this blend of humour and genuine horror which make me both like this shot and recoil from it at the same time. Uneasily bumping it to 7

Kill the still-closing waters . . .
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
Great title quote which complements the image entirely. Nice technique

Close Your Eyes
by xianart

Comment:
And as a parent i can bet that child is saying 'why do I have to go to bed I am not tired'. Evocative image which because of the conversion and the effect it has on the clothes almost (to me) makes me think of the 50's. Terrific shot though and a definite keeper

Closing forever?
by hajeka

Comment:
Nice sense of motion in the image. Technically good but for me (and imo only) seems to lack a wow factor in terms of the subject itself. Still a good 6

Eyes
by JBHale

Comment:
Nice technique, although the effect on the left eye (as viewed) almost seems more pronounced than that on the right eye so a slight shame that it is cropped

Munching
by Pug-H

Comment:
Been looking at this for a while wondering whether it works in terms of the challenge for me (as a photo its good) and have decided that it does as for a still photo you have captured the very essence of the giraffe moving/closing its mouth to eat love the choice of dof. Bump to 8