A Leaf in the Rain
by banmorn

Comment:
Quite nice - I like it. Just enough detail to see the veins in the leaf which is cool.

Venus Rising
by IndigoButterfly

Comment:
Very nice depiction of a bright, windy, warm day. If you take this into Photoshop and use levels to darken the darks a bit, it really makes it much richer and stronger. Try it and see if you like it better or not.

24th October 2006
by korpen

Comment:
I really like the composition with the corners cut off and the flag filling the frame. Snow, eh? Brr! Meets challenge well - good shot.

Whip lash
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Nice color, lovely sky, good composition. Definitely depicts wind well.

the calling
by roba

Comment:
First impression is that she's holding something long and narrow and about to throw it off into the sea. But I realize she's holding her arms out. Definitely depicts wind well! Since I suspect you set this up, I'd have preferred leaving out the weed in the forground, or chosing something that stood out a bit more from the rocks. Great sea and sky in this, and the touches of color in the trees and the roof on the point add nicely.

Energy Conduit
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
Like the spark trails, though they don't particularly indicate any wind direction since they seem to be flying all over the place.

Hawthorn
by stupot

Comment:
Definitely one of those trees that shows the prevailing direction of the wind. Picture itself is a bit on the "washed out" side, though quite often the actual day looks pretty washed out too.

Canikaze - wind of dog
by posthumous

Comment:
Hi Grace. I'm gonna have to go see if that's really a word... it's not (in English, anyway, according to dictionary.com). Maybe dervish? I suspect you're after the dervish behavior of a dog in motion creating a whirlwind of sorts. Whether it meets the challenge or not - well, I suspect mostly "not" - I like the accent of the leash and the way the motion pattern of the ground blends with the fur of the dog.

autumn
by mattforbes

Comment:
I like the wisps of hair to show the fall breeze, but I think you needed to show a tree behind the child as a source of the single leaf. Otherwise it seems a bit oddly out of context to me for some reason.

Expressing the Prevailing Wind
by pixelpig

Comment:
Yes indeed it does! Lovely subtle interpretation of the challenge. If you use Photoshop, run an autolevels on this and see if you like the result. It brightens/lightens it up a bit.