Summer breeze
by Neat

Comment by Giles:
i gave this a 4, the glow or the blur really isnt to my liking, theres only a slight hind of wind and it holds no interest to me, the back of a young mans legs thats it, whys he there whats he looking for, i need my thoughts provoking and theres no detail to entice me, nothing to look at, i can take the entire pic in in seconds.

Summer breeze
by Neat

Comment by escapetooz:
This has a nice soft feel to it. Wondering why the couch isn't cropped out, I don't think it adds to the photo and the composition would be nicer without it too.

Summer breeze
by Neat

Comment by Abra:
Great idea very well executed and wonderfully processed.

Free fun in the city
by Neat

Comment by Abra:
Although I’m too old to enjoy this sort of thing now, my kids have the exact same choice when seeking pleasure. It does look like fun though, I should get over myself.

Hats on a hot day
by Neat

Comment by MattO:
I didn't vote, but had I I would have added to the 4 or 5 row of votes. To me it's processed too far. Takes a decent photo(your outtake) and makes it not as appealing. Just because the challenge is advanced doesn't mean you have to use all of the tools available.

Summer breeze
by Neat

Comment by GAP2012:
excellent, best in group as far as im concerned

Summer breeze
by Neat

Comment by giantmike:
I like the message this photo shows.

Summer breeze
by Neat

Comment by Bensted:
Well done

Hats on a hot day
by Neat

Comment by bmartuch:
I think this is an outstanding shot Anita. I love the processing.

Hats on a hot day
by Neat

Comment by Ann:
I didn't vote. I would probably have given it a 5. It's a good family photo, competently processed, but as someone who doesn't know the kids, the subject and processing don't cause any kind of emotional response. I'm generally not a fan of that soft focus processing thing, and I think this might have done as well with a more straight ahead B&W conversion, more like HCB and less like Michael Orton. Without the soft focus, I probably would have given it a 6.

Overall, I think the average score is probably about where it should be. There are always absurdly low votes on every entry, no matter how good, and there are always absurdly high votes on every entry that cancel out the low ones. This shot probably doesn't deserve the 6 1's and 2's, but it doesn't really deserve the 5 9's and 10's either, so it all evens out.