Hula - My other hobby
by Kekiinani

Comment by Montereykiddo:
Just a tad dark with some flat tones. Nice smile and composition though.

Hula - My other hobby
by Kekiinani

Comment by f-32:
great image! I feel the hula spirit here - even without graceful hands and grass skirt.

One Last Wave
by Kekiinani

Comment by Brad:
Well seen and captured. Title works real well for this shot too. Good use of perspective with the land & the water. ((7))

One Last Wave
by Kekiinani

Comment by GeneralE:
Unusual perspective caused a moment of confusion -- I was expecting "sky" in the upper part of the image. I'd consider darkening it a bit so it doesn't look so much like tree-studded fog. Good stop-action and color throughout.

One Last Wave
by Kekiinani

Comment by nicklevy:
This is in itself a great capture of a whale but the background you got make it outstanding. (7)

One Last Wave
by Kekiinani

Comment by ahaze:
Nice capture. Bumping one.

One Last Wave
by Kekiinani

Comment by Skip:
oh, how much fun was this to shoot! whale watching is definitely on my list of things to do before i die! thanks for sharing yours. i hope you are not getting some good comments and suggestions, and not getting overlooked in this monster-size challenge. as far as a challenge entry goes, i imagine that this is getting classified more as a 'snapshot', that is, an image that documents you went whale-watching, than a 'challenge entry', where you are presenting something that will visually arrest the viewers. sometimes, a simple snapshot can do that when it is processed for that purpose. this might be more 'stunning' if you had cropped it down to the whale's tail. the key is to really look at your images to see what you can pull out of them. now, remember, all of this is just my opinion. you have a nice image, and i'm sure you had a wonderful afternoon. please don't take this challenge personally. good luck in this and the coming challenges!

A Piece of the Frozen Forest
by Kekiinani

Comment by swagman:
While a good example of bokeh, and the pine needles stand out nicely agains the background (the water drops are a bit out of focus), the main subject as you have composed it is the snow, which is slightly over-exposed and lacking any detail that would make it interesting.

The viewer's eye is drawn straight to that clump of snow and stays there.

One Last Wave
by Kekiinani

Comment by samtrundle:
Well it would have been amazing to see what I'm sure you saw the day you took this photo. Unfortunately the image itself doesnt quite inspire in the way I'm sure the actual event did. I'd like it if you zoomed in a bit further to get some of the details of the whale.

One Last Wave
by Kekiinani

Comment by notonline:
Nice shot but way to grainy. If the picture was a little more clearer I think it would have done a lot better. Good luck and keep up the good work in 2005.