Would You Go Diving With Me?
by nds

Comment by PTLParsons:
This totally looses it for me. Are you trying to make a photo look like a sketch? Or are you trying to take a photo of a sketch? Either way the whole thing is blown out. Totally washed out. And it appears to have been a beautiful photo at one time. Just my opinion. PTL. Sorry for the 4.

Would You Go Diving With Me?
by nds

Comment by justine:
Cool shot, maybe could of used less crop at the top. However........I do like this lots. Well done.

Would You Go Diving With Me?
by nds

Comment by irae:
Sure! Nice high key, but needs some more weight in the middle and bottom to balance the top - maybe lipstick (just for effect) or a different RGB conversion. Some sharpening or compression artifacts show in the hair.

Would You Go Diving With Me?
by nds

Comment by tomzinho:
a little over-exposed

Would You Go Diving With Me?
by nds

Comment by Harz_Joerg:
Like the composition, the the girl/you lookat the viewer and the use of the overexposure.
For me maybe a little too overexposed. I have the feeling I need to close my eyes.

Would You Go Diving With Me?
by nds

Comment by basson:
Would I??!! Duhh! Cool effect!

Would You Go Diving With Me?
by nds

Comment by Fibre Optix:
Too over exposed dude.

City Traffic
by nds

Comment by nds:
Yippee!!!! :-)

Sorry for answering so late. As my brother (stephan) told you already, I was a few days on holiday. Thanks a lot for all your comments on my shot and for your congratulations on the ribbon. I am very surprised at getting first place, but I like the feeling and I could become accustomed to it ;-). The plane was not flying, all you wanted to know you can read in the photo details. If there are more questions, please feel free to ask me here. Sorry also to the runners-up, that I have 'stolen' your ribbon with such a cheap trick... ;-)

@ PTLParsons
I didn't crop this shot, and I have no other version, where you can see the wings. Sorry, but I decided to use a vertical composition. I think, that the lines of the building thereby are much more impressive, because they are leading the eye better to the main subject.

City Traffic
by nds

Comment by kandyj:
Very good shot and had me fooled. Showed it to an 11 year-old today and he knew right away the plane was attached. The wisdom of children! Congratulations!!

City Traffic
by nds

Comment by Gordon:
A worthy winner - the converging lines lead you straight to the 'what the!' moment at the top