Born Free
by ShannonLee

Comment by roz:
i love this one too .. love the way the image is divided by the beam and on one side you have your horse and on the other a butterfly .. the horse enclosed & tame and the butterfly still wild and free .. that's just my take .. :):)xx

Chasin' Flies
by ShannonLee

Comment by roz:
far out shanny .. this photograph just grows on me .. great moment .. i see a bit of a negative space thing happening too!! .. excellent .. :):)xx

To Another World
by ShannonLee

Comment by thomaspeople:
A little heavy on contrast, but I like the idea. Hard to shoot into the sun. Maybe a fill flash would help.

i once was blind, but now i see
by ShannonLee

Comment by roz:
shanny .. when i saw this as a thumb i thought it was a real cat ... wot a surprise when i opened it .. then i read your comment .. my mum, who was an incredible oil painter lost her sight gradually in the last 7 years of her life ... it was the saddest thing to see ... she had macular degeneration which can be hereditary and lots of much older ppl get it .. she died last year at the age of 91 but she was able to die in her own bed for which we, as a family were very grateful ... she was ready to go and my family and i spent heaps of time with her before she went ... she lived an hour and a half from where i live .. i wore that road out driving to see her all the time!!! ... i miss her so much ...
i sometimes imagine if i could even live without my sight .. it is my world ... and then i think of ppl who have lost their sight and i feel very very sad for them, but i also feel gratitude for the blessings in my life ... :):)xxx

My Guy (re-edit)
by ShannonLee

Comment by Natasha:
ooooooooooo- I love this! It is beautiful and what Lisa said about it-I totally agree...exactly the kind of whimsical photography that you are so good at---you just got style!

And The World Passed Him By
by ShannonLee

Comment by JJWoolls:
I also thought this was a great photo. In the Free Study, I would have easily given it an 8 or a 9 (Which is very high for me). As it was in candid challenge I gave it a 7, still pretty high. In a candid photo, I usually want to be able to see a face (or at least something that gives me a sense of feeling). This photo does that, but not in the same way I want a candid photo to do it. I feel a sort of loneliness here. To me it says that this man is alone and he wants nothing more than to do a simple crossword , but he wants people to be around him while he does it. Who knows though, maybe he is just waiting for his wife in the shoe store..... but that is not how it makes me feel. I guess I am rambling, which is a good thing cause I would not take the time to ramble over a picture i did not like. Do not be discouraged by the votes here, they mean nothing unless you are trying to appeal to the widest audience possible, which I do not think you are. As far as this competition though, I do feel the score was about right. Maybe a better photo than most, but not a better candid. Just my honest thoughts.

Been Hangin' Around
by ShannonLee

Comment by giega:
Very nicely done, I like how it's focused.

My Guy
by ShannonLee

Comment by sevilduvarci:
i like the composition and how they are walking towards the light together.

Born Free
by ShannonLee

Comment by Germaine:
Dreamy quality to this one. Good processing.

And The World Passed Him By
by ShannonLee

Comment by UNTITLED:
Great photo Shanny! I voted this high...what do I get? Seriously though...I'm betting more people liked this than Roz is giving credit. I think voters were probably looking for more intimacy in the photos for this challenge and this may of been too distant for those with that mindset. Very well done and love the Dr. Seuss vibe!

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