Lunchtime
by CreativeFlyPhoto

Comment:
Excellent sharpness and detail. Good tonal range. The textures pop out very nicely. The problem I have is that my eye tends to gravitate toward the bright section in the very center, but I don't feel that really serves well as a focal point. And with all the interesting things happening, I think it would've benefited from something to anchor it. (6) --JPerez

Too late...
by owennnn

Comment:
I really enjoy the energy in this image. Good positioning so that the hands and blocks pop out against the dark foliage in the background.

Shotgun Salad Dressing
by jperez1690

Comment:
Thanks to all who took the time to comment on my entry.

I learned quite a bit from people's reactions on this contest as a whole. I wish I could've gotten the expression on the shooter's face (turns out he didn't snuggle the gunstock quite right and ended up hurting himself a bit in this picture...heheh). But getting that facial expression would've involved a bit more personal endangerment that I was ready to take on--some glass from the bottle of salad dressing ended up spraying me as it was. Yowza. I think I'll take my chances getting beat up by angry people on the street next time. :-)

As to timing the shot, it wasn't by using a continuous advance feature. But timing my shots was something I had really tried to work on recently. This particular day, I got a lot of practice half-pressing the shutter release to get exposure and focus locked in, then hanging nice & still before quick-pressing the rest of the way to finish the shot. There were quite a few people blasting away at this little dump, and the first several pictures I grabbed were badly timed; this was the last one I had a chance to grab, and managed to nail the timing pretty squarely after he fired off the shot.

Chewy
by dommas

Comment:
I think this is a great candid. It feels very textured and real. Good physical and tonal range.
I certainly hope your votes don't suffer because your main subject is making eye contact. The gaze helps make the picture.