Beads from Above
by escapetooz

Comment by Faye Pekas:
I love how this all fits together. Would definately hang this one on a wall.

Beads from Above
by escapetooz

Comment by sherpet:
I like this arrangement, very "zen" like and very oriental, as well.....

Beads from Above
by escapetooz

Comment by silverscreen:
Nice touch with the B&W diagonal. Great...

Beads from Above
by escapetooz

Comment by KarenNfld:
I like this, good background too.

Life Line
by escapetooz

Comment by KarenNfld:
Nice composition. I don't like the glare on the handle though, you could clone that out.

Life Line
by escapetooz

Comment by silverscreen:
Excellent composition. Really good :)

The Lamp
by escapetooz

Comment by Elvis_L:
very cool series. i really like the tones used here.

Childhood Thoughts
by escapetooz

Comment by talj:
Greetings from the Critique Club Monica!

Composition:

I like your comment about the quick sand!! Love the way you have captured the little boy looking up as if in a dream. Possibly a more square crop would have helped this shot, eliminating the shadow in the foreground.

Technicals:

Lovely light on the sand and little boys back. I like your DOF, for me this is technically a good image.

My personal thought:

I am surprised this didnt score higher, I think it fits the challenge well and technically its a good image but maybe lacks a little wow factor? Keep snapping Monica!

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

- Natalya :o)

Smoking Bottle
by escapetooz

Comment by spydr:
You have insired me--I gonna go crack open a cold one.

Rush
by escapetooz

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Very good stop-action shot of Tony here. And as a bonus, you get a comment from one of the best photographers at DPC: e301

If you have the time, you might want to wander through his portfolio and also read a few of his comments to other photographers on the site.

Anyhow, all this is a hard act to follow, but I'll try. My first impression of this image was that it is quite busy. I don't know Lake Havasu, but I wonder, since it's big enough for a speedboat to pull Tony, then maybe another angle would have given you more surfer and less intrusive background.

Still, you have an image you can be proud of and you scored quite well in this Challenge.

Keep up the good work.

SFAlice