Wind...is for Kites!
by DougPaz

Comment by Ricky Cleave:
very creative, you must have had a hellofa time rigging this one up.

Dance of the Gummi Bears
by DougPaz

Comment by tecent642:
did you know that you can stretch a gummy bear from head to toe and then lick it and the head will pop off????

Wind...is for Kites!
by DougPaz

Comment by ChrisW123:
Very creative!

Four Corner Standoff
by DougPaz

Comment by RiderGal:
Critique Club

Positives - Good use of color on this photo... you definitely fit the challenge, and made it eye appealing and interesting, yet plain and simple. Contrary to normal rules of photography this photo works quite well the way it is centered... and I like the fact you didn't make it square as that would have made it too simple and the extra width makes you take a second to look more closely at the photo. The color combos you used are interesting and not what you would expect to see, which adds to the photo as a piece of art and personal rather than just a photo of 4 balls on opposite colors or whatever. Very nice job on focusing, nice and clear... and good job spacing looks pretty equal to me!

The not so positives - as mentioned in some of your comments I would have tried to make the light a little less harsh, and tried to not have the shadows that you have. I like the seems on the balls, but to be nitpicky the yellow seam is not pointing directly towards the center and is slightly crooked... this makes it look as though (though you prolly didn't) you just plopped them down haphazardly... this is a little detail that people at DPC will count down for whether we like it or not. The one other thing I see is that (without taking a ruler to it) the yellow side looks slightly larger than the purple side.

Otherwise nice job. Good use of color, nice and bright with a simple pattern that is eyepleasing and not very distracting. Interesting photo. Good luck in the future!

-Talya

Dance of the Gummi Bears
by DougPaz

Comment by mzanoni:
Creative composition, good exposure.

Dance of the Gummi Bears
by DougPaz

Comment by ChrisW123:
LOL funny title, and the picture is great. I really like the colors and gummy bears are great for this since they allow the light through. Cool.

Wind...is for Kites!
by DougPaz

Comment by bod:
Nice interpretation of the challenge. I really hope you're stood on a roof or something and that the camera isn't really attached to a kite! :-/

Checking the Radius
by DougPaz

Comment by justine:
CC Howdy DougPaz

Fits The Challenge-Yes
Composition-Lovely
Background-Good..very good
My Opinion-Tones and DOF make this shot for me. Really done well. Love the contast of the squares. The light is nice and works for me. Good job. Congrast on your new F717. It's the hot camera. Not much to add here. Sorry Doug. I think it's about as good as can be.

Wind...is for Kites!
by DougPaz

Comment by deceptive:
Nice idea, the rope should have been in focus though in my opinion.

Wind...is for Kites!
by DougPaz

Comment by nds:
A creative idea and a well done shot too! I really like the unusual perspective here. The composition ist perfect and your models are acting percect too, without looking staged! The red color on the green... Sorry, but I cant' say nothing more than great! Good luck for the challenge!