Belly Upside Down to the Bar
by MaryO

Comment:
A beautiful dreamy capture :)
The tones and subtleness of the colors is excellent. A pleasing image which looks like it was taken on an overcast day?

A Bushel of Jelly Beans
by bassbone

Comment:
A very cute idea :) The glare from the light is a bit too much. Looks as though the light was brought in really close and not diffused at all. A plain piece of white paper paired with a longer exposure would've given off softer light.

Age of Innocence
by mia67

Comment:
This shot easily made my top20 of the 358 entries in the challenge. Has all the qualities a great portrait has. You did a really great job Mia. Much better than a 6.5 in my mind. +fave

Those Magnificent Men on Their Flying Machines
by MAK

Comment:
Nice finish m8! got so close to your dream score. Great how you got his face tack sharp and the movement and pan at the same time in the rest of the shot.

Choices: Sometimes the best choice is just sitting down to think for a while.
by JMart

Comment:
I was really hoping this would do better but congratulations on the new personal best! :)

I agree the shot needed a little contrast tweaking, some Shadow/Highlight tweaking... brightening up the shadows and bumping up the midtone contrast. The flare doesn't bother me, it could be seen as a feature of the shot, or not. It's like it signifies the spark of thought and ideas. Either way, the main composition is really good. Any chance you think it would've worked better in color? About the text, perhaps the bottom text being non boldish but of the same design would've looked more refined. But for the me the shot and the words that go with it are a big motivation. Sometimes we do have sit down and look at the world from the side, out of the stream of the fast life.

Message edited by author 2007-09-10 10:18:33.

Autumn
by Jutilda

Comment:
What an excellent positive notion and a very interesting find. The range of colors on that leaf is quite amazing. Autumn is my favorite season. The crisp air, the colors. Another could look at it as, it getting colder, greyer weather and life getting ready for the harsh winter, which many don't look forward to. I like how purpleflutterby13 put it.

Choices: Sometimes the best choice is just sitting down to think for a while.
by JMart

Comment:
Indeed, this rings true. Excellent job with the capture and pairing the right words with it.

Success is in the Details
by yanko

Comment:
This makes my list of top10 faves from the challenge. I like the sentiment and how well it goes with this dreamy macro shot.

t e a m w o r k
by hotpasta

Comment:
A perfect motivational poster! congrats on the fine capture :)

Experience
by senor_kasper

Comment:
A most excellent landscape capture. Nice presentation.