Puddle jumper
by joynim

Comment:
Good job of stopping the motion. A bit flat as far as color/contrast; line running along the background detracts a bit.

cooking!
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Very good setup - good background items without being too busy. Nice job of stopping the motion. Not sure I like the use of selective desat; in color it might be good for a stock photo.

Strike!
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Trading Post comment

Dang, nearly died laughing reading the commentary! And your dad owns a bowling alley but can't bowl? Oh, and I want some credit for setting this idea in your head (see "2 second challenge"). As for the picture - I think it's very well done. Good color (which is hard to get in bowling alleys), great lighting (equally hard) some stopped motion with some motion blur, good angle. Not sure I would have liked the dead-on one as much, despite the pain you went through to get it. All in all, I think this worked out well. May not have been as "exciting" as some of the higher ranked scoring shots due to subject matter. And I'm sure you're more glad than anyone that the potential collision mentioned did NOT occur.

stand on it
by Skip

Comment:
And how did you keep the board and the gentleman from landing on you? Nice perspective and love the accompanying documentary shot from Pawdrix.

shy.jpg
by Kelli

Comment:
Awww - what a sweet face.

Wheeeeeeee
by ericwoo

Comment:
Trading Post comment

Wow! Nice of you to stop by, enter a challenge, and score over a 7. :-) Your wife should get bonus points, too, I might add. Looks like you had a great time shooting, though! So what makes this shot work? Probably the key thing, imo, is that you can see, very clearly, the expression on his face. After that, there's very good adherence to the rule of thirds, good color, and the stopped and not quite stopped motion. I can't see anything to suggest to make it "better". Great shot, great score!

under-pier.jpg
by digitalpins

Comment:
Sherpet's right - this one is definitely worth the look.

Lights, Camera, ACTION!
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
Sometimes there's just no good explanation for a score - I didn't vote in this challenge but it would have been at least a 6 from me, probably a 7 for the creativity. Nice color in the background with the red/white/blue theme, and I really like the action of the board. You did indeed keep the board itself is sharp focus while moving the top and using a 1/8 sec shutter speed! Composition is fine, exposure is very good. I think the only thing I find somewhat detracting (and I'm not sure why) is the sleeve of the sweater and maybe the white part on the left that's "growing" out of the sleeve. Really a clever, well executed shot.

zen outtake
by Kelli

Comment:
I don't think it's boring. :-) See the Critique Trading Post thread - I played with it a little.

Sammy - 1989 - 2006 The sweetest cat ever
by scarbrd

Comment:
What an absolutely gorgeous Siamese. She was with you a long time and I'm sure she was very pampered and very loved.