Two Point Landing
by rayg544

Comment:
If only this gorgeous beauty could have been flapping those wings into the picture rather than at the left edge. (I know, easier to say than to do, sometimes)

Eccentricity
by 2mccs

Comment:
I don't have a clue as to how you did this, but I love it.

'the cat'
by suemack

Comment:
This is a beautiful image. Thank you for showing it.

Mud Road
by margiemu

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Well, here you are with your first Challenge under your belt. Congratulations for getting your feet wet, both figuratively, and from your image, in reality as well.

While I like your image quite a lot, it could have used a little mor real estate in front of the puddle to give even more of an indication of the hurdle to be overcome by the vehicle trying to traverse it.

It looks as if it was a foggy day and you still captured some good value changes. More would have helped. If you can, you might try bracketing your shots to see if another close setting could bring out more of the colors. (I had to look really hard in my instruction book to find out how to do that)

Image too small: If you have Photoshop CS or CS2 (I don't know about Elements) you can Save to Web. This is the easiest way to get to 640 pixels on the longest side. (I save these truncated images in a separate file) If you have any questions on this, PM me and I'll see if I can help.

So, I wish you good luck in your future Challenges. The hard one is over. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work.

Alice

Huh?!
by Sunshine86

Comment:
appealing image. gave me a chuckle as well as the chance to enjoy your composition.

Reversed Gravity
by olihar

Comment:
GOOD one!

Escape
by Odie

Comment:
Nice action shot

High Voltage
by dw_photo

Comment:
good seeing to find this interesting juxtaposition.

Trooper
by dpatterson

Comment:
I really want to like this because of that cute little dog. Unfortunately, there is a whole lot of background that is distracting attention away from the little cuty.

On Duty
by thegrandwazoo

Comment:
for better composition, you might try to get those feet in the picture. To really make the image zing, talk the guard into facing into the picture...

Still, good 'n sharp where it should be and meets the Challenge.