Beach beauty
by raflima

Comment:
great finish for your first time out! and with a nice shot, as well.

i think this would have done better for you if you had straightened up your horizon and cropped in as tight as possible. it's not easy to do this in an action shot (you're pretty much having to shoot in a photojournalistic style). good eye, good capture--keep it up!

Extreme Sports
by tomlewis1980

Comment:
this is one of those images that's just crying for some photog notes...ya know, like, HOW DID YOU GET THIS SHOT?!?!?!

congrats on the top-20!

Lady in Red
by RudyC310

Comment:
short dof isn't really adding anything to this image. might be a pretty strong if you cropped all the oof area out, though.

Getting Ready
by debitipton

Comment:
more, more!!

Planning My Future Family
by JayWalk

Comment:
just look at all the comments you got! getting people's attention is the first major step towards scoring higher, and you nailed it on this one. keep on applying this type of creativity and work on your mechanics, and you'll be improving your personal best every time out. good luck going forward--keep it up!

Seaside Nursery
by rox_rox

Comment:
what an outrageous interpretation of the challenge! hats off to you for giving it a shot. excellent capture, probably would have won the macro challenge! i'm faving this.

Snapshot
by aznym

Comment:
look at you, you mad snapshooter! nice work, a bit underappreciated...

4.75
by Imagineer

Comment:
i wish i had had time to vote--my 10 mighta nudged ya into the top 20. absolutely fantastic shot, jon, one that stays with you long after you leave the page.

good luck with the .25, especially the .99!

Big Kid, Little Kid
by scalvert

Comment:
...priceless!

Brothers and Best Friends
by L1

Comment:
well, that's gotta put a smile on your face! way to go, laurie!