On phone, never looked to see if pedestrians were in the crosswalk, just pulled out !
by Ashuuter

Comment:
Don't need the long caption. Never, ever need the long caption. You never, ever, ever need the long caption. But, I like the shot and it meets the challenge well. Plus it is one of the few shots not obviously staged. Good job.

Can I Buy a Blue?
by rkligman

Comment:
Probably some existing art DQ stuff here, but I like it. Meets the challenge and doesn't appear as lame staged as 99% of the other shots in this challenge. Clever way of meeting the challenge, stupid indeed.

Stupid Situation
by Structor

Comment:
I can't even tell what this is supposed to be a shot of. Sorry.

In Flight
by mindwinder

Comment:
I don't know if 'looking up' necessarily meets the challenge of shooting something from the perspective of the ground up. Setting that aside, the only thing to look at in the photo is the bird and the bird is out of focus. MAybe you were going for a soft look. I submit soft focus shots purposely and routinely get reamed for doing so, so I'm not holding it against you persay. However when there is simply nothing else in the shot and you can't make out any detail on the one thing that is in the shot you don't really end up with an interesting photograph. Good effort.

A Rose from any other view
by jaysonmc

Comment:
Sort of from the ground up. Most interesting part of the flower is out of focus. Sky is blown out or darn close. Nothing really interests my eyes here. Good effort.

Railway to Heaven
by M.O.C.

Comment:
Perspective here isn't from the ground up, it's from the ground straight forward. Flash so harsh in the foreground detracts greatly from what otherwise would have been a very moody shot with the sunset under that dark cloud and the lightning bolt. I like how the rails head off into infinity. Between the flash and, most importantly, the angle this was shot at I'm afraid this didn't score well with me. Good effort.

Coming in for a landing
by wtheisenhalsey

Comment:
Images the size of a postage stamp dont' score well with me, and this one has the added disadvantage of not even attempting to meet the 'from the ground up' persective as challenged (unless bees have taken to flying on their sides). All of which is a shame because I think this is probably a beautiful photo. The colors work extremely well, it appears to be in perfect focus, the composition is excellent, and you captured the bee at the perfect moment. Really I would like to kick you for making me vote low on such a nice photo. Good effort.

Exotic Flower....from the ground up
by debreeze

Comment:
The persective here is not from the ground up, so that immediately hurts the score. Colors could be a bit more vibrant and the flower itself could be sharper in focus. Some interesting detail on that thing.

spring water
by dolikemagoo

Comment:
Perspective is pretty much the exact opposite of the challenge. Crop is too tight, nothing here to move the eye around the image. Maybe getting down on your knees, shooting from an angle that does look as if you are looking up at this thing, including all of it in the frame or moving it off to a side, something.

Up the tree
by kalmedo

Comment:
Going through and trying to comment on shots I voted low on. I voted this shot low because, while certainly meeting the challenge, it is a very, very boring photo. The lack of colors here is tough on the eye. Little sprinkling of green among the leaves crushed between a dead sky and the neutral tones of the tree itself. There also look to be some interesting shapes up in the tree so I'm thinking moving back a bit from the trunk would have kept your persective for the challenge while adding some things for the eye to move around on in the photo. The trunk itself overwhelms this picture while at the same tim eoffering almost no detail to study/get interested in. There are probably some nice textures on there that could have been brought out by crisper focus and some increased contrast. Good effort.