Fresh start (selfportrait)
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Comment by magenmarie:
AWESOME photo. The lighting is really great. I LOVE this. 10

Fresh start (selfportrait)
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Comment by tate:
I like this angle and the captured action. Unique and 'fresh' ... I'm thinking this will do well for you. My only problem is the slightly over-exposed thumb that is also slightly distracting in the crop. 8

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Comment by Skip:
nice idea, but it could stand to be a bit sharper. it would also help if the background wasn't quite so busy--that takes a lot of the initial focus away. another thing that would have helped would have been to have tried a number of different straws of different colors, then selected from the most dramatic (somehow, i think a hot red straw would have had more impact than this light yellow one.).

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Comment by glad2badad:
I'd like to see the bottom of the glass to believe it. ;^) Interesting bokeh in the background - very defined instead of circular. Curious as to your lens... Concerning 'Stopped Motion', the theme of this challenge, you've stopped the motion just fine as far as the water and straw go - really think you should have let the whole thing go (seriously this time). A little cropping off the right side might have added to the dynamic of this image. Good luck in the challenge.

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Comment by whitewolf:
A little confusing - cometition between the glass and the blur.

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Comment by posthumous:
I find this shot fascinating. truly inspired. 8

Nordurfjordur
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Comment by sevilduvarci:
this is another great panorama shot. i like it alot..

Nordurfjordur
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Comment by Ragga2000:
Töff mynd af fallegum stað :o)

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Comment by flip89:
The highlights at the back are overpowering the beautiful almost ice sculpture effect of stopping the water motion.

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Comment by BeckyT:
Very creative. Great DOF.