Blackhawk
by sinistral_leo

Comment:
I get the idea of what you did here to make this picture fit into the challenge. However, it doesn't really address the topic, but simply fits a picture into the topic, without the picture benefiting from it. In other words, I get what you're doing, but I don't think it worked well for the picture or as an entry to this challenge.

As to the picture itself, from what I can see it is a moment "in between". There is movement, but not enough to make it a movement picture. There are still portions, but they aren't entirely sharp. The background doesn't ad much to the image, the foreground however is beautiful (the blowing up sand and the ground texture). It feels like an action picture waiting for action. I wonder if a slower shutter speed to increase the sense of movement would work, or if, on the other hand, freezing the motion entirely would make a nice contrast between the hovering helicopter and the blown up sand.

Strange happenings in the refrigerator...
by antje1777

Comment:
For me, this picture didn't work very well either as a picture for the challenge, or as a picture just by itself.

As a challenge entry, the rotation is fine, that is artistic license on the part of the photographer, but to my thinking the rotation has to serve some sort of visual or story purpose to work. In this case, there is neither a visual reason or a story reason to rotate the image. The title, which tries to explain the rotation in a funny manner, is nice, but it doesn't work.

As a picture by itself, again, the rotation is very annoying. Outside of that, the picture is way too tight, and the light is both harsh and not very flattering to the subjects. It is difficult to photograph glass well. If you want to learn to photograph glass, look at the pictures by Irene here at DPC - she's a master at it!

Just An Old Road II
by Tiberius

Comment:
I like this picture very much. It plays around nicely with verticals and horizontals. It also has beautiful colours and textures. I would guess that some might argue that outside of the challenge, the photo is left hand side too heavy, but I think I like it regardless of it. ~10

Osprey's Evening
by vawendy

Comment:
Congratulations, Wendy, on this picture/ribbon and all your other ribbons. Your pictures keep getting more and more beautiful.

Flight
by vawendy

Comment:
Nice, but man do I ever wish the bird were flying the other way (plus if it weren't for the challenge, that it would be landscape with space to fly into).

she hides behind her glasses
by Jutilda

Comment:
i like this one!

Bubbly
by IreneM

Comment:
Beautiful image, Irene!

Soap Bubble
by gyaban

Comment:
very beautiful!

Reeds Watercolor
by PuppyDogMom

Comment:
Beautiful picture! I wish there were a little more room at the top of the reeds, they feel a bit cut-off, and possibly a little less room at the bottom (because of that bright spot at left bottom, which attracts too much visual energy), but it is a beautiful picture. Good feel to it.

Message edited by author 2011-07-18 20:31:30.

Morning Dew
by PuppyDogMom

Comment:
Nice! I love dew photos, never tire of them. This one is probably not "perfect", as perfect goes, but it has a beautiful feeling of morning.