Holland Days
by magnetic9999

Comment by kandyj:
Lovely, was looking for more natural shots for this challenge, though. 8 based on quality of photo.

Winds of Change Over Baghdad
by magnetic9999

Comment by GeneralE:
I shoot lots of pictures while I'm driving around too. My camera won't go to 1/4000 though...

We took a somewhat similar approach to interpreting the challenge this week, but I shot mine out the car window while at a stoplight -- my sunroof leaks and is taped closed!

Holland Days
by magnetic9999

Comment by adine:
Very interesting to have only that one flower in focus. Would work better if that one purple flower were against just green - no yellow and red sharing the foreground. Even then, I'm not sure it holds together as a composition for me. Neat idea though.

Winds of Change Over Baghdad
by magnetic9999

Comment by magnetic9999:
nope. seriously. im driving and i look up out my sunroof and squeezed off a bunch of shots. the shutter speed was 1/4000 sec so it was sharp :)

Holland Days
by magnetic9999

Comment by SteveS:
Very pretty.

Winds of Change Over Baghdad
by magnetic9999

Comment by Inga_fang:
shot out the sunroof while driving past this mosque at high speed

ru kiddin' me??

Holland Days
by magnetic9999

Comment by Gordon:
good use of shallow DoF, great colours, lovely framing. Good entry.

Holland Days
by magnetic9999

Comment by Shiiizzzam:
WONDERFUL color and DOF !!!

Winds of Change Over Baghdad
by magnetic9999

Comment by magnetic9999:
well, in actuality, it's a totally spectacular mosque in Washington DC. However, I feel that this image did in fact symbolically represent to me the current transitional climate in the middle east, and I wanted to make that statement, hence my title.

License with titles is the norm on this site. the second place winner's bush was not in fact "burning". The 3rd place candy winner was not in fact shot at 'candy mountain'. My own candy image "Lollystop" is not a real stop sign. there have been staged images of prostitution, robbery, kidnapping, and rape on this site, none of which purport to be the 'real deal'. since this is not a documentary site or a news organization, that's the name of the game - painting with images and words to create an effect or message. So don't feel cheated.

Lolly Stop
by magnetic9999

Comment by magnetic9999:
thanks for comments. everyone hated the plastic wrap but i think without it, it might have been boring. however, i'll reshoot just for comparison.. one of these days ;).