Daughter
by redskymedic

Comment:
Nice job controlling the lighting; nice bokeh BG.

Picking Flowers for Mommy
by christie3

Comment:
I'm OK with B&W for a flowery field, but I think I'd increase the contrast a little in the darker midtones.

Having the first nosebleed... together
by steinar

Comment:
Hope that didn't happen bonking the nost on the lens : )
A rare moment to capture indeed.

Patriarch with Sons
by rjkstesch

Comment:
Funny idea (reminds me of one I did with some trees) and great lighting.

Don't Just Lie There, Mom!
by cloudsme

Comment:
I like the composition of horizontal bands, color, contrast, detail. I assume this is carefully composed to come as close to the edge of risque as possible without going over--if not, better re-examine your work with a more objective eye before submitting.

Now The Kids Have Gone
by kiwinick

Comment:
Hope that foot feels better soon! Nice lighting; perhaps a pose lolling casually on the bench would reinforce even more that this is a "family" member.

4.75
by Imagineer

Comment:
Great title, nice high-key treatment; I like the Yin/Yang composition; maybe worth experimenting with having the inner kids rotated a bit?

Unwind
by nico_blue

Comment:
At least you have some small circles in there ... but I not that the basic impact of the photo comes from a spiral, note a circle--usually the voters are so pedantic about things like that, I'm pretty (pleasantly) surprised at this seeming change in voting perspective. well-done photo regardless degree of "meeting the challenge" ascribed to it--congrats on the ribbon!

^@
by unicum

Comment:
Beautiful shot, but honestly, those are spirals, not circles. Where've all the literalist voters gone all of a sudden? : )

Infiltrators
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by kawhona: Excellent dof ... I like the composition very much ... Some redder strawberries would have been helpful.

Thanks ... some redder strawberries would taste better too!

Originally posted by ladyhawk22: Nice subject choice! I like whatever those are stuck in with the strawberries....good texture contrast.

Those are lychee "nuts" from China or Southeast Asia, still in their outer "rind." The insides are a fragrant, slightly gelatinous pulp with a fairly large seed. You can probably find them canned in a major supermarket, and fresh in Asian markets when in season. They're great cold on a hot day ...