Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment:
First, I'd like to thank the Academy... (oops! Wrong acceptance speech!)

Seriously, I'm thrilled to have the top shot of the week -- how exciting!! Thanks to everyone who left some really good comments on how I could have improved this further. I really like the idea of using a nice steel can as a couple people had suggested, and John is right about the fact that the can itself is a little brighter than it should be in spots.

This was a lot of fun (and work!) to put together, and I've learned quite a bit from the experience of doing this shot, as well as from the comments it received.

Since some folks had asked for a more detailed description of how this was executed, I put a page together to describe it in more detail: //www.thefreeds.com/swish

Again, many thanks to all!

Summer of '88: The Jersey Shore.
by lina

Comment:
Not a bad effort, though I would have liked a little sharper focus. I'm sure you noticed another one in the challenge that is very similar!

Garbage 6 - L.A. River
by spanky

Comment:
Mmmm... doesn't exactly make me thirsty! :)

Odd One Out
by csb

Comment:
It's refreshing to see a very creative shot -- kudos! -9

R2-D2
by lionelm

Comment:
Clever title -- nice job!

Gar(b)age
by KAOS

Comment:
Clever!

Don't forget to throw that out...
by lumbardh

Comment:
Ha -- glad this is ALL you showed :)

Keeping it clean.
by warglory

Comment:
Ha -- I like the humor of this one! This would be good for a challenge called "Irony!"

Bottle Caps Salvaged From the Trash
by Gracious

Comment:
A colorful, creative answer to the challenge -- nicely done!

Bad Boy!
by Richi

Comment:
I think this is an awesome concept, and very well executed! The still action of the cans and the shadow is great. My only beef is that I wish the dangling wire wasn't there... it's a bit distracting.