Look Mum, one hand!!
by Judi

Comment:
Excellent! I'm glad you stuck with it despite the confusion over the details. :) Congrats!

sun
by jmritz

Comment:
I like the tones very much, and the sun is really interesting. But I encourage you to try your subject not dead center. Looking through your blur collection, many of the subjects are right in the middle. My eyes sort of get stuck there, never to explore and admire the interesting contrasts elsewhere.

I find that centered works well when cropped quite tightly on the subject, especially when the subject is round as this one is.

The Return
by electrolost

Comment:
Hi. I'm letting you know why I think this did so badly, in response to your request. I had no idea what this was at first. Even reading that it's a deer, I'm unable to find anything resembling one. So to me, this is just a dimly lit random bunch of ... something. I think you did well to get a 4.5.

Early Morning View
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Congrats on a beautiful image and your ribbon!

white feather
by karmat

Comment:
It's a pretty abstract. :)

A Summer Afternoon
by escapetooz

Comment:

Originally posted by escapetooz: I was going for an ad look. You can't see much? Hmm. Perhaps your monitor is dark because I can see both of their faces clearly on the dark and light side.

Then you succeeded wonderfully! :) Sorry - I cut my comment short. I can see their faces fine, although I'd like the shadows to be a bit brighter; I meant I can't see much detail in their hair.

Walking Through Walls
by posthumous

Comment:
Now THAT'S the kind of blur shot that belongs in the blur side challenge. :) But hey, I guessed it'd get a 4.5, and you were fully 10% higher! I like the motion and the main part of the picture, but I'd like it even better without the huge black block on the right.

VW
by mia67

Comment:
I feel like it's the head gangster car waiting for its henchmen to show up.

3: Blue
by escapetooz

Comment:
The top photo could be an ad for a resort somewhere. Love the mid-dive, candid feel of it.

A Summer Afternoon
by escapetooz

Comment:
I'm getting a feeling of an ad from the pose, but I'd be curious what you were going for. They seem to be two pretty people posed in a somewhat awkward way to sell jeans or something. In other words, for whatever reason, I'm not getting any emotional connection between them. Aside from that, I'd like to see more light on the dark sides of their faces. I'm not one of the people who hates shadows, but I really can't see much.