25 Beats Per Second
by seethroughmylens

Comment:
Fantastic capture - I'd be thrilled to get anything like this. Congratulations on the HM.

Sugar Rush
by illini75

Comment:
Very well done. Congratulations on the HM.

a confetti of snow geese
by skewsme

Comment:
Very, very nice. Isn't this a magnificent sight? Congratulations on the ribbon.

The Messenger
by jagar

Comment:
Wonderful image - got a 9 from me - don't know whether I like the legs, the steam or the tones better :) Congratulations on the ribbon.

Flight of the Valkyrie
by vawendy

Comment:
Congratulations on this gorgeous and graceful win, Wendy.

Looking through the Window
by Oz

Comment:
Very cool. The reflections almost make it look as if you caught this man in a passing diner train window. Or maybe as if you were just passing by . . .

Looking Over
by Oz

Comment:
Not sure what tvsometime means by the cloned version - maybe I didn't look closely enough, but they look like the same image to me only one in bw. I do think you lost a lot of detail on the right cheek and upper lip and esp on the nose in the conversion. I would re-do the conversion but keep an eye on those areas so you can erase whatever effects cause that blown-out look. I like the overall image a lot - great focus and expression on the main subject.

9 - Commuter with Child & Phone
by tvsometime

Comment:
Ah, nice. The back lighting is great and well handled. I love the hand on the belly. Did you get any without the phone or did she have it up all the time? I would love to see this without the arm up so we had a nice clean diagonal line up her body and face.

Santa Cruz Island
by Germaine

Comment:
Yes, very moody. Did you try this with less water or less sky - I'm thinking less water?

08/52 - certain nostalgic feel
by mitalapo

Comment:
Cute expression. I like the fence in the background. The grain I can take or leave - not sure what it adds either and I think Ann's suggestion that a lighter touch might work better is a good one. I wish his hand wasn't there - or it was more there. I had to really work out what it was.