ICE BATH
by Transit

Comment:
Punched up the blue in this one a little did ya? ;^) All that blue around the top of her hair is interesting. How'd you do that? Nice job on stopping the motion in this image. Very sharp, good lighting. Should do ok with this...on the down side there are a ton of water shots in this challenge. Good luck.

Splash!
by mrorange002

Comment:
What did you use, a bucket?! ;^) Great stream of water there. Hope you had fun getting this shot. Works well for this challenge. The water coming in at an angle adds to this image. Image is pretty sharp and exposed properly. Should do pretty well with this one. Good luck in the challenge.

Quarters and Beer
by jdannels

Comment:
You made it! Ok, shots for everybody! ;^) Nice capture here. Strobe lights? Congrats in advance on your high finish. Well done.

Outlandish Outlaws....
by Drake

Comment:
Look at that flying dirt! Certainly stopped the motion there. ;^) This image is well composed regarding positioning of subject. The track line, where the dirt meets the trees, adds a nice diagonal line. One problem with the dust in the air is that it makes the image feel a little flat, whether it is or not. A little tighter shot of the action may have worked better for you in this challenge. The cars are an interesting subject. I certainly would be going after some photo op's if this venue was available! ;^) Good luck in the challenge.

Texan Trainer
by captbender

Comment:
This is tough to catch without some motion blur...I've seen a couple of airplane/helicopter shots so far where the prop was actually stopped with high enough shutter speed. Might take a minor hit on this since the prop is still blurred. Did you bump the color saturation some? The blue looks a little overdone - maybe it's the smoke. Is the smoke supposed to be blue? Speaking of smoke, I'm glad this plane has that going on, otherwise this image might be a little too static/documentary to generate any 'wow' votes.

Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Bump 'n' Jump
by De Sousa

Comment:
Nico, is that you? You know, the Light On White II challenge? If not nico take it as a compliment. ;^)

This should make the front page. Fun, clever, meets the challenge, clean, etc... There might be a slight blur to the water coming out of the bowl, but it's very slight. On my monitor I'm also seeing where there was some levels/curves applied maybe to blend the background? Could be this crappy monitor... Anyway, congrats on a well conceived idea, and execution thereof, for this challenge.

Fallen Surfer
by holdingtime

Comment:
You've captured the water spray just fine, so it qualifies for the 'Stopped Motion' theme. The guy in the background is distracting. It feels like he doesn't belong in this image...looking away and not involved with the 'surfer' at al. Maybe I'm being too picky. Who knows. ;^) Whenever you can, which is pretty much always, you should use the maximum 640 sizing on the long side for challenge entries. You'll get more detail in the image, and you'll keep those at bay that may mark down for it. Good luck in the challenge.

R E A L G O N E
by Nald

Comment:
The angle works well here, for me anyway. Nice panning shot. You've stopped the motion for the most part here. I'm not seeing the wheel lug nuts - just kidding! Good luck with this in the challenge.

Caught in Flight
by 2mccs

Comment:
Wow. You even captured the patterns in the wings. Nicely done. Still feels a little bit soft, and a little noisy. An interesting crop, makes me wonder what the rest of that hint you've left in the bottom left is? ;^) This was advanced...could have cloned that little piece out. Just a thought. Good luck in the challenge.

Liquid Crystal
by cislander

Comment:
That's a good title for this water fountain shot. You've stopped the motion os the water and it's nice and crisp. The thing that's going to hold this back is simply subject matter. Nothing personal, but there's not really anything "exciting" about this image. I hope you got the "not personal" part. ;^) Best of luck to you in the challenge.