Touch
by mefnj

Comment:
Very cool, that lighting is great, makes the balloon kinda look like the surface of a planet.

End of a Wonderful Day
by Lydia

Comment:
I'd like to hear how you got the balloons to stay colourful when the rest is silhouetted. I like this shot very much, great colours, especially on that sky.

Ballooming
by gg3rd

Comment:
Good idea and title, great colours. Nice shot.

The Great Escape
by RianBotes

Comment:
Looks like you've cloned something at the top of the pink balloon, very noticeable and eye-grabbing. Love the idea though, it's pretty cool. Nice complimentary balloon colours.

Alyssa Lies
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
I guess the harsh reality subject matter didn't appeal to the masses; in an 'emotional' or 'gritty' challenge, this would have ribboned. You were absolutely robbed in my opinion.

cousins between dinner and dessert
by skewsme

Comment:
I'm not keen on the crop here, not much need for the trees up the top half, I'd have rather seen this in landscape format so the right-most boy's arm and foot weren't cropped off. Good DOF. The light makes me wish it was in colour though, as the little bit of backlighting on the boys looks like it would have nice warm tones.

Preparing for a feast
by gnoeou

Comment:
Looks like a nice setting, would've liked to see it cropped out further to see more; the light is a bit flat but it's not too bad since the glow from the lamp flame is there. Good DOF. I'm not sure this quite puts me in mind of family, a cosy restaurant certainly though, I suppose you could maybe equate that to a family meal.

more than junk bonds
by bspurgeon

Comment:
I'll admit I don't quite understand the title. I'm not overly keen on the presenceof the older person, for some reason I feel they look a little out of place, possibly because they aren't directly interacting with the others. I think being unable to see the eyes enhances this. I like the direct eye-contact with the little girl though and I think b&w was a good choice. Good exposure considering the sun.

family shoes
by Lawton

Comment:
Little shoes beside big ones is a nice idea to illustrate family, i.e an adult and child but I'm not feeling the 'floating' look. The shoes are sitting in jet black space with no suggestion as to what they're sitting on, which makes them look a bit floaty - the same often happens to shots on an all-white backdrop. Good focus on the shoes though, nice and sharp on the laces.

What happens next...........
by DanaS

Comment:
The crop feels cramped, I think this would have worked a little better zoomed back a bit, maybe even in landscape orientation. There's an unpleasant shadow at the back of the mother and down the right side of the girl's arm, a different light source may have helped, like a ceiling-bounced flashgun; the light as it is is a bit flat. A sweet idea though (I wish more parents would read to their kids these days!) and a lovely little girl.