dream & action
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Hey neighbor! Nice to have the sisters together. :-) Congrats on the top pick by both Don AND Paul! A rare and well earned double-dip. Your kids are charmed, of course. That helps!

le cochon
by vawendy

Comment:
Still one of my favorites of yours!

IMG_9178
by PGerst

Comment:
Oh how I miss Germany... it really is a wonderful place!

What Came Before the Chase
by MaryO

Comment:
Magnificent.

dream & action
by bspurgeon

Comment:
The making of this shot:

In a private thread (and this is for the benefit of any who may read the comments after the challenge) a teammate was remarking at how easily shots like this seem to come for Ben, yet how very few can accomplish this sort of thing with the energy and complexity that he achieves. Since I was fortunate enough to be there when this shot was taken, I can pass along some state secrets... (and then head into the witness protection program!) He does take care to consider what he's after - he thinks that through. In this instance, he was using a neutral density filter since as you can see from the "how it happened" shot, we still had quite a bit of strong light. But after he takes into consideration what he's after and how best to technically achieve that goal, he lets things happen. He just lets the picture come to him, so to speak. No elaborate light setup, no reflectors, no posing of models. Just a late Sunday afternoon at the beach, a couple of amazing young ladies, and a guy with a camera who is in tune with the world around him.

Fish and Chips
by Germaine

Comment:
Fantastic capture of the light in this. Excellent processing.

Rooibok
by RianBotes

Comment:
The bokeh and color tones suit this so very well!

Dreaming Zebra
by RianBotes

Comment:
Excellent use of blur!

People and Puddles II
by PennyStreet

Comment:
WONDERFUL!!!

Snow Path at Wolf Creek
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Gorgeous. You did a great job of capturing how this really looks and that's hard to do!