Under the Yum-Yum Tree
by pixelpig

Comment:
I find this sort of photo virtually impossible to pull off satisfactorily - you have done it very well indeed. Exposure and focus is spot on, but it is the composition that provides this with its success.

Youthful Vigor
by lynnesite

Comment:
The timing is perfect, the composition is sound, and the play of light is gorgeous.

Gondoleer's Concern
by g14n

Comment:
My instant reaction - "oh, that's lovely". And on second viewing? Just the same!

urban motley
by krnodil

Comment:
Good composition - particularly the diagonal.

Someday I'll Be On A Shirt Too!
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
The big one in the background really completes the picture!

Little Dog in a Big World
by yonderman

Comment:
I like the perspective,but wish you had moved the cool box before taking the photo.

Simple Flower
by njb123

Comment:
Just come back across this one (following the trail of 'not shallow enough' comments) and I am glad I did. jayson may be right in his analysis of the focus, but it is a VERY pretty photograph with a perfect shallow depth of field!

50 cents in change
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Apart from the obvious appeal of the young Toos, this has all sorts of quirky little details that add to the effect. Some thta stand out for me are the framing of the apex of the building to the right by the top of the stand; the echoing of the pverhang of the cart by the open boot of the van; and the way the boot lid on the left is balanced by the tow bar on the right. Don't know whether it would have done better than your original entry (that I also liked, by the way)as I feel it is a photo that deserves more time to view than the average challenge entry is afforded.
Oh, think about cloning out the woman in the green trousers, perhaps?

Love is...
by h2

Comment:
Whata priceless moment - and perfectly titled, too.

Walls, roofs, chimneys, antennas
by LevT

Comment:
I can almost feel the heat. I'm not usually overly keen on the use of effects filters, but it works here - apart from making it look like a painting, it gives a heat mirage feel to the image. I like it very much.