Competitive
by glad2badad

Comment by oscarburd:
Great photo!

Competitive
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Comment by giantmike:
The looks on the face of the girl to the left is priceless

Competitive
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Comment by Neat:
I love this shot, it's dynamic, and very colourful :D

Competitive
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Comment by Luci11e:
lol look at the expression on the girl in the tye dye shirt - wonderful shot!

Outside the fray
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Comment by skewsme:
great!

Training Course
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Comment by oscarburd:
A good one: idea + execution.

Training Course
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Comment by Ja-9:
great color...love the tones

Rare sighting - Orange Breasted Wood Bloke seen exiting Chickadee residence!
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Comment by mitalapo:
I'm not buying the story, but I like the balance of colors.

Looking like a Red Hot Season
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Comment by bvy:
Not the most intriguing subject matter, but the lighting is nice and it does have a certain potential energy to it.

Sunlight Surprise - "Spirals"
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Comment by posthumous:
I gave this a "6"

That number means different things to different people. A picture that does nothing for me gets a 3, even if it is the sharpest, rules of thirdest image in the world. If it is different in some way or has some feeling to it, then it goes to 4. To get a 5, I have to feel like the photo is doing at least something interesting. That brings us to 6. 6 means it's a good photo, just not a 7. 7s are for photos that really come together for me. They are beautiful, they move me, they are subversive, they tell a story, or all of the above.

So, this was a 6. The lighting is gorgeous. It came close to 7hood, and maybe if I were in a different mood at the moment it would have gotten a 7, but I felt that the photo was an exercise. And yes, a highly successful exercise but still an exercise. To put it metaphorically, it's a beautiful cage but there's nothing in it. A lot of it has to do with composition. Your composition is too stable. It says, "ok, here I am!" I want it to say more, I want it to stutter a bit or exclaim.