The Skateboarders
by nova

Comment:
excellent capture, ray! great example of being able to make it happen when the opportunity presented itself. good work!

Windows
by samtrundle

Comment:
stunning. the symmetry is tops!

Repetition
by samtrundle

Comment:
killer find, anders! i don't know how possible this is, but you might consider reshooting this to take a bit more advantage of the natural gradient you've found (you might be able to do something about it in photoshop, as well). as is, the bottom 40% would be a strong image by itself, and the top 60% would also be strong by itself, but together, that dark corner tends to pull my eye away from the image.

i really like that one jagged line that comes down just right of center that seems to stand out among all the smooth curves. great observation!

040.jpg
by KaDi

Comment:
here again, everyone else has beat me to the obvious comments! killer image. tell you what, you polish it up and title it, i know of at least one fave you'll get ;-)

Possibilities
by KaDi

Comment:
enough can't be said about what you captured here. hope to see more of the same from you. this really is an incredible image.

Ducktini
by KaDi

Comment:
what a killer shot! there's nothing i can add except that i'm just going to sit back and enjoy this a bit. great effort!

Win or Lose - They're ALL Winners!
by glad2badad

Comment:
aw, barry, i think you got robbed by clicking just a half-second too soon--take a look at the face of the boy getting ready to come through!

these shots are tough calls for challenges. i think this would probably have scored higher (ie, had more appeal), if you had caught someone looking up. there might always be a half-point or so to be gained from technical polish, but as you saw with your blue-ribboner, most points come from getting the viewers to instantly connect with your subject.

Civil War Cannon - Will the smoke ever clear?
by glad2badad

Comment:
nice imagery, barry. i don't know why, but for some reason, civil war cannons just don't do well here...yet! one of these days, i'm going to capture the great cannon image...

Church of Mary Magdalene, Minsk, Belarus, Built in 1847
by skief

Comment:
nicely observed. i also like the angle and composition. not sure what, if anything could be done to improve the shot, let alone the challenge placement (unless there was some super wild skies--but then again, that would probably detract from the beauty of the building).

A Grandmother's Look
by skief

Comment:
excellent capture, mike! the details, tones, and textures pull you right into the story. good job!