Thoughts Before Class
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Comment by pearlseyes:
Excellent capture, background blur and pp work. Well done!

Burlington Fireworks
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Comment by BHuseman:
Surprisingly a third of the way into voting this is the first fireworks shot I have seen....great photo. Love the fireworks and the cityscape. 7.

Burlington Fireworks
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Comment by Jutilda:
Usually I'm bored by fireworks but this is really well done. I love the glimmering water and the point of the structure on the left. Nice shot. 8

Thoughts Before Class
by NVPhoto

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice capture - Like the composition but feel it's let down by the PP as there is very little contrast and it all looks a little too grey

Thoughts Before Class
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Comment by karmat:
Great candid portrait and good bw. Doesn't seem much like a "street" to me, though.

Thoughts Before Class
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Comment by Melethia:
It seems to lack a top - it's nicely, naturally framed on three sides which makes me want a top to it. Nice reflective look you captured.

Bouldering In Vermont
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Comment by Borusa:
A bit snapshotty, but a superior snapshot. I could do without the stuff at the bottom right hand corner.

Bouldering In Vermont
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Comment by boyd2000:
Get rid of the blue thing in lower right. I'm finding it hard to believe this unscratched, non-muscular, pretty young girl does bouldering, but the missing nail polish may be an indicator of it. I like the upward gaze.

Bouldering In Vermont
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Comment by alexjack:
Nice lighting, complementary background with the colors, I would prefer a non-candid shot with more engagement of the subject in a portrait challenge
5
Jack

Bouldering In Vermont
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Comment by Maiak:
This was an interruption in a stream of "click... examine... rate..." where I saw it and my brain literally went, "Ooh." It's her face that does it. This is excellent portrait photography. A real person doing a real thing.

It also rewards second glances. Her blue fingernails are a fun treat to find, and that charm is pretty. And the cloth on the bottom right would be a nuisance, but I tried blocking it out and it keeps her from looking like she's falling over.