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by bvy

Comment:
For his sake, I'm going to imagine the mother noticed the gesture right after this picture was taken. :)

M.I.A.
by Kelli

Comment:
Hey, that's all right, photography is just a way of capturing moments. This moment represents the moment of departure. :)

ant-agony
by LevT

Comment:
The orientation is nicely disorienting, and appropriately vertiginous. She really looks like she's working hard to push that bike along. Very Sisyphean, I agree with tnun.

Boys In Alley
by bvy

Comment:
I like the conflict of expressions between the two boys, the one in the back seems not quite sure, or demurring somehow.

husband, daughter, son
by Retroesque

Comment:
Very cool, and very effective in b&w, as it distills everything down into these appealing blocks of dark and light, progressing on a slight diagnonal through the frame.

Flower Bed
by turnofthesue

Comment:
It looks painted - how did you get this, in-camera or using a post-processing filter of some sort? I don't intend any disparagement by my question, I'm just truly curious that if you got this in-camera, what you did to achieve it. I'm always looking for new ways to abuse my camera. :)

Premonition
by RKT

Comment:
I believe this is the very definition of foreshadowing. The toning complements the emotive punch very well.

"Queen" indeed, pfft. I hardly invented defocus (and by the way, Gordon is an excellent practitioner of the technique, as is Bill Jacobson). As most detractors of the so-called "easy way out" will be happy to tell you, most camera newbies have this skill well within their grasp. Just enter one in a challenge and you'll see what I mean. :)

Wooded path
by Melethia

Comment:
I like how this technique has a tendency to demarcate areas of the composition into basic shape and color, it's perfect for producing abstractions.

Adolescence
by Melethia

Comment:
Those colors are wild - they look like they're marching in lockstep, but I suppose that's just the movement of your camera.

Edison Ballroom at Night
by citymars

Comment:
An argument for loitering. Nice as b&w.