gravel riding
by Tiberius

Comment:
Another of my favorites in the challenge, because for me the action of the sport is almost dangerously intimate here. I find this image marvelously energetic.

Wibledon with motion
by toutoungi

Comment:
This one was one of my top three for the challenge. I think the choice to compose this with the motion blur was inspired and demonstrates remarkable restraint, not accidental exposure. Maybe that didn't connect with everyone, but it did with me. 🙂

When I grow up...
by toutoungi

Comment:
Absolutely love this image. I recognize it from another favorite in a previous challenge. This would rate higher from me in THIS challenge if it were composed into a poster form with something expressing the admiration/aspiration of its subject. But it's still a personal favorite for me.

If you want to be irreplaceable then above all be different
by primabarbara

Comment:
I'm not crazy about the stylization of the text or the border choice, but I love the image and sentiment pairing. Great use of texture, color, and lifestyle evocation to make your point!

Space between
by Neat

Comment:
Another Anita signature--congrats! Such a dynamic capture, with such dreamy processing. You make it look so effortless.

Hoze testing time
by toutoungi

Comment:
Adding this one to my favorites. I'm sure the majority of the middling votes on this one derive from disagreements over the ability of a two-dimensional medium like still photography to adequately convey a sense of negative space on the z-axis. But I'm not interested in ruling on that. For me, the sense of movement/direction was weak in this composition, but the storytelling and literally everything else about it was so exceptionally stunning--up to and including the muted color tones and the inspired decision to leave (or add?) the slight off-balance tilt to the perspective, lending an otherwise candid moment an almost heroic verve.

Waiting for a break in the rain
by George

Comment:
Another in the challenge with wonderful sighting and storytelling. Congrats on the top ten!

... just enough
by PennyStreet

Comment:
There is truly wonderful storytelling in this frame. :-) Glad to see it in the top ten.

Summer hay operation
by kanaj

Comment:

Originally posted by glad2badad: Caught the farmer on break, eh? Too bad you couldn't have caught this while the tractor was moving with a slight dust trail behind it.

Actually, the tractor is moving fairly quickly in this photo, as far as a baling operation like this goes (notice the fresh bale dropping from the conveyor behind the implement). There wasn't much dust in this operation, though. These square balers just don't create as much of a cloud as the big round balers do, I guess. But these guys (and there were actually half a dozen more tractors, but I wanted to keep the frame cleaner to give more of a sense of space) were definitely NOT taking a break. :-P

Adventure? This direction!
by primabarbara

Comment:
This is a personal favorite for me in the challenge. I love the way the use of space in this image invites the question, "What are they seeing that has them so interested?" The storytelling possibilities are awesome. My only reservation is with the distracting "busyness" of color. I can't help but wonder if this is a case where a B/W conversion would enhance the storytelling. But that may be a personal preference.