Buddha's Birthday
by LevT

Comment:
What a lovely emotional scent. the leading lines of the light lead to the large template in the distance. There is a bit of extra noise in the upper sky. As a minor nit there is some odd clouds/haloing on either side of the temple that could be cloned out if you are into that type of post processing.

Dance of the Tree Swallow
by MaryO

Comment:
Great caught moment. I like that you went with muted tones here and did not turn up the saturation like crazy.

Spring Is Here!
by Refocused

Comment:
Cool image. I like the contrast of the red head with the oof pink/purple flowers. It really pops and draws your eye to his face. The merger of the beak and the branch is not ideal but I am guessing the bird was not responsive to your posing instructions. :)

Instinct
by glad2badad

Comment:
Very serene image. Interesting editing that looks like soft even light even though there is a strong shadow from the horse. Well done.

New York by Night
by cools98

Comment:
One of my top picks. Love the blue hour colors here. The paneled view point really shows off the long bridge leading to the skyscrapers. The reflections are wonderful. Perhaps tone down the bright highlights on the two support structures to remove a slight distraction.

Backlit City
by markwiley

Comment:
One of my top picks. Love the interplay of light and shadow. Very interesting patterns on the water.

Balance
by Fredster

Comment:
Beautiful serene image. The balance here between the two trees, the surf and the distant mountains is prefect for the challenge. Perhaps add a bit more contrast to the scene and see if you like that better.

Scooter girl
by LevT

Comment:
Lovely image. Very nice example of the challenge topic. The weight of the framed photo matches the unframed in a great complimentary manner. Nice sharp focus on "both" girls with all else oof.

Sunset balance
by JulietNN

Comment:
One of my top picks. The large tree is balanced nicely by the smaller one plus the boat. Well done. Colors are great.

Not sure if the shoreline is at an angle or your horizon is tilted. Might be worth straightening in any event.

Father and sons
by Neat

Comment:
One of my top picks. Really embraces the challenge topic as the Dad's visual weight and equaled by his two sons. The height differences being somewhat offest by the hill slope just reinforces the many relationships (visual/biological/clothing) in the image. Well done. Print two copies of this one as the boys will treasure them in the future. I would crop off the top 20-30% to give the people more impact.