innocence
by magenmarie

Comment:
Sort of snapshottish in nature, but it works. Not totally sure I get an impression of joy from it, however. The problem is, it reminds me a bit of a famous and quite disturbing photo from the Vietnam war, of a girl running away from a napalm bombed town. I apologize if I ruined the enjoyment of this photo for anyone, but that was my gut impression upon seeing this. I still have to give this entry a high score for that impact, even though it was not what you intended with it.

Freedom of Speech
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Expecting to see this in the top ten, if not a ribbon. The photography is pretty good, but the concept conveyed is great.

So, did you buy the ballgag as a prop for this, or do you just have them around? (Not expecting an answer to that, I'm just feeling like a smartbutt this evening.)

Portrait at Sunset #7
by Prof_Fate

Comment:
Looks a little heavy on the PP, but still nicely done.

WM
by shutterbug8

Comment:
Nice fall colors, good sharpness and detail, but the waterline is way too centered in the frame. It just doesn't look right that way to me.

Sunrise Through the Fog
by docurrie

Comment:
Wonderful fog. Calendar stuff here.

Sunlight
by wei1108

Comment:
This looks like nothing more than good timing and being able to recognize great light when you see it. That's the point. Nice job.

Balloon Fettish
by bjuicephoto

Comment:
An interesting title. She looks a little suspicious of it's motives.

Goddess
by alexgarcia

Comment:
Ok, who has a renfest visiting them at this time of year? Interesting thing I've noticed, is that there are groups of traveling performers who make a living doing these reniassance fairs. I keep seeing the same performers in photos from fairs all over the US. This woman is a new face to me, however.

Bliss
by jettyimages

Comment:
I smell a wedding photographer...

A very dreamy looking shot. I'll bet the couple was pleased.

At The Market
by choltmeier

Comment:
Except for the person in the background with the white shirt, this is a wonderful street portrait.