Free spirit
by linant

Comment:
Hmm, looks like she's standing in a mound of silly-putty or something. I assume it's motion blur of some sort but I can't for the life of me figure out what is going on here.

Turtle Tailspin
by anthonyczaja

Comment:
Man this makes my head spin.

Are you willing to wait another 135,227,040 seconds until the next Blood Moon? Time moves slowly.
by Mark Richards

Comment:
Nice picture. Worst title I have ever seen.

Nightlife
by Brad

Comment:
I wouldn't have touched this challenge with a ten foot pole. I've had enough 'too dark' comments to last a lifetime as it is.

The Times Crossword... In INK!?!?!
by klkitchens

Comment:
This is a genuinely creative take on the challenge. Great job, made me laugh.

ler.jpg
by DogAngel

Comment:
Highlights are a bit harsh, but this is the best of the recent bunch imo.

Showing off
by boyd2000

Comment:
This is not meant to be mean, but the best thing about this photo is what you can learn for the next time you try and shoot something like this.

A few things that jump to my mind

- Patience. Wait till the subject is in a more suitable position. In this case that would be not sitting on a rock with bright sun spots on it that will make it difficult/impossible to properly expose.

- Focus. Might be some hand shake, maybe you focused and then recomposed - hard to say but from feet to beak the focus on the bird is off a bit. You have a good camera, don't be afraid of iso 800 or 1600 if the situation demands a higher shutter speed to account for subject movement (or to counteract the espresso you had with breakfast!) edit to add: did you have your IS engaged? Did you wait half a second for it to spin up and stablize?

- Go easy on the saturation. If you've properly exposed the subject (dependant on the previous two points) then you should not need to give the colors much of a bump in post. I know I am not alone in saying that I would start bleeding off points just for the extreme saturation of this shot.

Message edited by author 2007-08-28 13:02:44.

The Hunter
by RayEthier

Comment:
Think the noise held you back on this, because apart from that it's a hell of a great capture.

Time Flies...?
by Kathrine

Comment:
Sure it's a cliche, but damn if I don't find myself liking it quite a bit.

Thank you. Thank you very much.
by SandyP

Comment:
Wow not a single vote below 5.

I didn't vote in this challenge, but I knew this would win as I was flipping through. Really nice, great job.