Gone SHOPPING!
by bragur

Comment:
It feels awfully awkward with her head chopped off.

Oops!
by bvoi

Comment:
Quite possibly a ribbon winner -- very well executed!

mighty aphrodite
by Skip

Comment:
Sure, I've seen this done before, but you pulled this one off tremendously. You could easily submit this to a newspaper as a feature photo on a hot day.

-m-a-n-m-a-d-e-
by hokie

Comment:
I shall be driving over this in just a few days! I always stop at this rest area just to take in this view. Nicely done!

Iris
by md8speed

Comment:
Congrats on a super shot -- the colors and water drops really make this an outstanding shot!

The Inspector
by scalvert

Comment:
Do you ever get tired of winning? :) Another super shot... just excellent!

summer
by ursula

Comment:
Way to go! Definitely a stand-out this time around!

Pittsburgh
by alanfreed

Comment:

Originally posted by banmorn: Very cool, Alan! I see I gave it a 10 and it's in my favorites.....so...did you have a cheese steak?

I'm goin' for an official cheesesteak tomorrow! I had one tonight in Asbury Park, but I have to get one in Philadelphia itself! :)

The stick with Kaleidoscope eyes.
by jimsapp

Comment:
Well, here it is... my 100,000th vote on DPC!

I had given some thought about how I would mark this milestone, and I thought that the best way to do so would be to give a very detailed comment on whatever shot happened to be #100,000. Soooo... here goes!

First, let me say that I'm glad this milestone image isn't a bad one. Overall I like this shot, so I am glad that it's not one by someone who was intentionally trying to get the coveted "brown" (last place) ribbon!

I like the colors in the glass; it makes me wonder what it would look like to see through the viewfinder. I think the shot stands out well against the black background, but I can't help but wonder what it might have looked like against something a little more dramatic. As it is, the kaleidoscope appears to be floating in the air -- I wonder what it might have looked like with a simple, but visible background -- perhaps giving it some depth to show what it's sitting on.

I might have tried using a smaller aperture to bring the whole object into focus. I think I would have liked this a bit better had the eyepiece been in perfect focus, even though it helps to bring the attention to the colored glass.

I'm sure the lighting was a bit challenging for this one. It looks like the bottom of the kaleidoscope is a glossy surface, so I'm sure it was tricky to avoid getting distracting glares down there, even though the edges have a little glare on them. As far as lighting goes, also... I might have liked to have seen a little more detail in the dark areas above the stand. The support rod (I have no idea what the real term for it is!) seems to get lost against the black background a bit.

Compositionally, it feels like there's maybe just a little too much room at the top, or too little at the bottom. In either case, it feels a little unbalanced to me vertically. Overall I may have cropped it slightly tighter.

As for originality, I think this may be the first time I've seen this sort of kaleidoscope in a challenge, so I'd say it is rather unique!

Again, I'm glad that this milestone wasn't a bad shot to cast a vote on. It's a nice image, and I'm giving it a 6.

Blonde hair & blue eyes,but she hangs from airplanes...?
by alteredshots

Comment:
Well... sorry to be picky here, but the subject is blurry, but there's not much *motion* blur here (other than the propeller, I suppose). The shot is only about 9K -- you can submit up to 150K file sizes. You might want to learn how to better maximize the file before uploading. That'll give you crisper results!