Celebration
by mohanr

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Voted earlier coming back to comment now. Holy cow that is an impressive amount of fireworks going off! Must have been really something to see...and most assuredly very loud too:-) Love the capture that showcases these fireworks like flowers in full bloom. The time exposure really worked in capturing this gem. Brilliant white blooms bursting out and up off of the deep reds we see dominating the bottom half of the image. Colors are bold and vibrant.

Power Smash
by zerocusa

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Voted earlier coming back to comment....and left a long comment earlier but don't know why it left just a 'C'. So typing out my comment again!

Wow! Absolutely love this great action shot and from an angle we don't normally get to see too! Love the look of concentration on his face as he is focusing all his energy on *SMASHING* that birdie into next week! The overhead angle really allows us to appreciate the expression on his face. It also shows us what looks like his body is contorted with the position of his feet but upon further study we see that he has LEAPT up into the air. The leap, the position of his hands, and the concentration all show the power of the blow he is about to deliver when he hits that birdie. Color and clarity are wonderful. Some areas are not in such sharp focus such as the racket and the birdie but that is fine because it shows us a sense of motion. This is a great sports action capture! Good job!

The End of a Good Day
by Lydia

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. GREAT silhouette of this cowboy riding his horse back to the barn after a hard days work. With the tilt of the head, he takes a quick look skyward to see the emerging moon or quite possibly a stray calf or cow on a hillside. That is the story that I read from just looking at the picture. Love the colors and the mood conveyed in this composition.

The West
by android9

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. This is a great portrait of this man...from the side profile you present to us he has a little of the James Dean look going. The portrait captures a casual relaxed look such that it does not appear posed at all and it might not be. Either way posed or casual capture the main subject is easy and relaxed in front the the camera and his pose appears completely natural. He is relaxed with his hand casually holding on the cig he has take puffs from. He looks over to study something that the viewer just can't see. It seems to hold his attention as he studies it and it leaves us, the viewers, to wonder just what it is that has captured his attention. Lighting and focus are excellent. I like the B&W but I think the tonal range could use a boost so the differences between the light and dark areas are more dynamic and visually pop more. Other than that this is a great portrait.

Fury in the skies
by Rob O

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. FABULOUS sunset colors on this capture!!!! Love the warm reds, purples, and orange hues seen in this beautiful landscape and it is all reflected in the glasslike lake. Love the clouds too in this shot that travel like leading lines across the sky. The silhouettes of the bare trees against the sunset sky also adds tremendous visual appeal to those gazing upon this lovely landscape.

The End of an Era.....Yes This is Sam the Record Man!!
by leugim_seven

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. Great choice to use B&W so that the elements you want to highlight in red REALLY pop visually off the backdrop!!!! Black & White tones are really dramatic and dynamic. The reds are a deep rich and vibrant hues. Great capture with the old style automobile (thunderbird as I look at the hood emblem?) paired with the Music store. The title and the car along with the infusion of color in the store sign really give the sense of an era gone by. Records and older model cars have been replaced by more mainstream 'editions'. Details in this photo is wonderful - a slice of the nightlife and visual commentary addressing the end of certain eras marked by cars and records. This would look really great hanging on someone's wall or in a themed restaurant!

Sweeping
by kteach

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. I absolutely LOVE the soft pastel colors in this composition! It takes on the aspects of a watercolor painting. Those soft hues play well with the subject and help to further convey to the viewer the feeling of touch. We can 'feel' the softness of the subject just by looking at it. I also love the lines in this composition. You have them 'sweeping' at a diagonal which adds further visual appeal and interest. I also love the textures I see here too. There is the cottony spindly threads that are between the brown spires that also invoke the idea of softness.

Liberty State Pk & NY Skyline
by tvsometime

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Voted earlier coming back now to leave comments. Just an every day scene and capture with no special meaning, right? Wrong. I first looked at this and must admit that was my first thoughts for a few seconds. Yes, it is a capture of everyday life with nothing that stands out ...at least for the moment of time that this actually occured in real time. How are we to know the future that comes along later to change the landscape and forever burn the event into our consciousness and history? I stopped in my tracks when I spotted the skyline in the backdrop...the twin towers that are no more. Lomo photography captures the scenes of everyday life and some do it much better than others. I think that this shows an interesting slice of life. We go about our daily lives seeing things that are there and just carrying on. It is when they are absent and most especially absent through a violent action that we begin to notice or feel the specialness of what once was. Most will just write this off as a snapshot without looking deeper. Thank you for sharing this - it shows us the special nature of a carefree day of walking along seeing the sights and the 'once was'.

I am my Beloved's and He is Mine
by irish_princess87

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. "Ani Lidodi Vidodi Lee" (I am to my beloved and my beloved is mine" When I first heard that and it's translation I loved the saying for it is very much akin to a romantic poem in of itself. From the subject of the photo I believe a congrats (or belated one) in in order:-) Now, onto the photo. Simple, clean and minimalistic in presentation and the conveying of feeling with the title. The golden hues and light that dominate the photo impart a warm feeling. Now the critique, (gak, I know, I know...picky picky right:-) ). I think the composition could be even better if you brought us closer to your main subject - the ring. That would eliminate the harsh shadow that we see to the right. Also, I think that the message be all the more stronger on the emotion of everlasting love if you had two rings resting together touching each other in the composition rather than the lone one.

a flower has power, remember the sixties... it's all about love, just ask the pixies...
by JeniY

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. Black & White was an EXCELLENT choice for this floral shot. Why? Because it focuses our attention on all those lovely details of the texture on this flower from the veins on the petals to the center core of the flower. Contrasts and the B&W tones are very dynamic - this flower pops off the page visually. Not keen on the long title but I am not judging this lovely image on that. The details, the details in the textures make me stop, study, and appreciate this all the more. You know this would look good hanging on a wall somewhere or even as a calendar shot. Bumping up the score now that I have had time to *really* look at it.