Rural Shack
by DelRioPhoto

Comment:
There are lots of visual treats in this shot.

I really like the B&W conversion, ground, the shack, the tree, and most of the sky. The only problem for me is the sky directly above the shack.

The sunbeams appear to be drawn on, above a burnt out cloud ?

To be honest these are relatively minor points and it is still a very pleasing picture - the real issue is that the whiteness of the burnt out cloud lifts the eye up and away from where the focal point should be - the shack.

Tone down the cloud, lose the sunbeams and this would be even better

Bird of Prey
by of-snow

Comment:
Gorgeous bird.

It could perhaps have taken a little more saturation as these normally have very rich colours up close, but it's a crisp clear shot, and nicely composed.

While you're waiting for the challenge to finish you can look up the website of the Zoo or Hawk centre and find out exactly what particular Bird of Prey it is :- )

Come in to my parlor...said the spider to the spider...
by ephln

Comment:
Good shot, and I like the way there is a highlighted section of the web that leads the eye into the spider.

The only thing I find slightly confusing is the apparent large OOF spider top right. It appear to be a giant version of the one you have captured ?

Sanctuary (Oatmeal, Water, & A Sturdy HP Officejet Pro Box To Hide In)
by Terramar

Comment:
Do you know I was in that same hotel room last week . . lol

I really really like the portrait aspect of this shot, and would probably like it better if there was nothing else inside the box apart from this delightful looking child in a wonderful pose. The title does well to explain whats going on, but the stuff on the bottom of the box looks a little cluttered to me (even if it was real life :- )).

I would really like to see this shot done again, exactly the same, but with little or nothing else in the box, maybe just a favourite blanket. So you have the four converging lines drawing you into the picture, a nothing to draw your eye away or distract you from focusing in on the upturned face.

Really nice.

Now Where's the Fly?
by Charlene

Comment:
Marvellous stuff that astro-turf wallpaper. Once the froge move in you are never bothered by flies again :- )

Determination
by loriprophoto

Comment:
Wonderful timing and perfect freeze frame. I even like the horses shin pads matching the riders trousers :- )

I think it can be very difficult cropping a picture like this as there is so much action and movement in it - but I think I would like to see the right side cropped in to the fence post just before the barrell.

That would make it a squarer crop, and help the angle formed by the horse and rider to be a bit closer to going from one corner of the frame to the other, while keeping in all the tension and urgency of the shot.

Nice picture.

Two as One
by BMacD

Comment:
Great timing, and perfect freeze frame.

I really like the way both the rider and the horse have stooped their heads slightly to see where they are going to land.

The only thing I would change here (if possible) would be to give the rider more headroom.

Touchdown
by puckin

Comment:
What an amamzing shot ! Did it really land in the lake ? I shall have to look this up afterwards and see what the story is :- )

Wonderful colours on the balloon and just about enough in the sky.

I can't quite decided whether the crop is too tight though . . ? I wonder whether it would have been good to see a bit more of the scenary to enjoy quite how surreal this looks :- )

On a Leaf
by darnok

Comment:
I love the contrast between the red eyes and the green of the body and leaf. A gretaer depth of field may have helped here to bring more of the great texture of the leaf into sight (love the hairs around the edge), and it would obviously benefit from toning down the burnt out area through the centre of the leaf.

Very good try on a tough subject though. well done.

Apex
by escapetooz

Comment:
I like the strong diagonals here and the sheer solidity and size of the structure fighting for your attention against the organic fraility of the person walking on it (and presumably going to jump into a river).

I would be really interested to see a different crop on this, I wonder whether you should have lowered the picture to get the angle exiting the picture top left and lost the sky underneath the bridge ? This would have also have prevented the walkway being so central in the picture.

Good shot though.