Population: 0 Pollution: 0
by memo

Comment:
This is gorgeous, would have been great for the blue challenge!

National Pride at Revolutionary Parade
by mliborio

Comment:
This is great , you have captured the moment well and the expressions are great here, good foreground, middle and background interest.

A City United: Public Transportation Success Story
by magnetic9999

Comment:
The quality of this shot is great, its incredibly crisp clear! The expressions are great and the picture tells a story, but the title doesnt seem to fit the mood of the shot! So far, this is the only shot that I have thought should win. Good Luck Natasha

Pollution of our Harbor
by johnmk

Comment:
Yes, the picture telles a story, but I think that the lack of colour doesnt add interest or invite further inspection. I think that you could have cropped off the top and have more of the car s and bicycles in the shot, to make it more even.

Little Boys & Big Dreams
by Rackat

Comment:
I love this photo, the colours of the sky and the silhouette are both great. I dont really think this is strictly photojournalism though, I wonder if a different concept and title would help. Even so, the picture is a favourite already!

US Opposes EU Open Skies Treaty
by Manic

Comment:
A hard shot to take, lovely blue skies and nice composition. Unfortunately the point of interest is just too small in the picture and it is lacking story.

The Face of American Resolve
by Turbotech

Comment:
Very strong and powerful image, wonderful composition. I think that a little more light on the eye would be good, but I also like the way you have done it.

Picket Line!
by catpixel

Comment:
Great capture, the only drawback is that the flash is a little too bright .

Monday Morning Traffic @ Heathrow!
by robcon

Comment:
Thats a great shot, I think that the focus isnt quite sharp enough though. The picture draws you in and the line of planes leads you to the edge of the shot, a plane just taking off would be good to give the sky a bit more interest. Natasha

Santa & the sun spotted in Manchester
by Paulk

Comment:
Composition-Content
I loved this picture, the title is great and is really tells the story. I think that cropping a bit off the right of the picture would have helped, would have placed the tower at a "rule of thirds" point. This would also have made Santa appear larger in the frame. I would also have like to have seen the bottom of the statue, so pulling back a little would have included this. At the moment, the tower and the Santa are vying for attention.

Background
The other main point of the story is the blue sky and this has been left nicely clean with no distractions behind the tower etc, so strengthens the overall impact.

Camera Work-Technical
There is some distortion at the ends of the frame where the building appears to curve up, has a slight fish eye effect. More cropping or moving back could have got rid of this. As a said before, I think a closer shot of th tower and Santa would have been good. I also like the idea of making a vertical shot and then these problems would have been helped. On the right frame of the building there is some glare from the sun, so maybe shooting at a different time of day would have got rid of these and also added a bit more colour to the Santa.

My Opinion
I loved this picture, made me laugh. I used to live in Middlesbrough, so I know how rare the sun can be up there! The picture fit the topic well and I can imagine this being used in a local paper. Great Picture! Hope that this helps!