View from a moving train
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
Rob:
I agree with cpanaioti. You said in the thread to not tell you to change it, just what's wrong with it. Well, the blurry pole distracts, as do the wires. I'm trying to imagine the building against a clear sky, and in the same position in the frame, and I'm liking what I'm imagining better than this.

It's also too sharpened - halos are visible in many places.

That said, sometimes you take and keep shots that mean something to you, or that you like, which is just fine. In those cases, just ignore the score. But at the same time, don't be surprised when it doesn't score too well. Remember that you're competing with people with very, very high levels of skill who are often taking great pains to set up their shots.

Blocked View
by meyers

Comment:
That's very cool. I suggest trying it cropped way in, so the fireworks almost touch the sides and top. I bet at the larger relative size, there are all kinds of nifty details in the explosion.

It'd also be fun to see it with the buildings darkened to the point that only the windows are visible, with the normally-exposed fireworks above.

Skyline from North Beach
by meyers

Comment:
Pretty skyline shot! :)

Meet A Local Artist
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Again, very much, big-time congrats on winning the award! :)

As to this as a portrait, I suggest better focus. I know it can be a bear to get right for a self-portrait. Try standing something up where your head will be and focusing on that, then setting focus to manual so it doesn't change.

But the lighting is very, very nice!

The End
by escapetooz

Comment:
WOW. Congrats on a very well-deserved OOBie! I sat here contorting myself for quite a bit until I realized that's water, and water must be sitting on the floor. Voila!

r e d r u m
by Melethia

Comment:
This is such a cool pic, Deb! You went B&W and everything but the face, I went high color and only the face. :)

Time to Die
by owen

Comment:
Heh. I had a similar idea, but you did it better.

The Letter
by JamesKW

Comment:
WOW. Talk about packing a punch. Well done!

Hiking
by russi

Comment:
Congrats on your first ribbon and new personal best!

Greetings from the Floor of Palo Duro Canyon
by scarbrd

Comment:
Well, there ya go, David. Another blue and a new personal best! Hope your wife doesn't mind being bumped. ;) Congrats!