Awakening
by colorcarnival

Comment by skewsme:
yowza - congrats!!

Awakening
by colorcarnival

Comment by andrewt:
WTG MICHELLE!!!!!!! did not vote in this challenge nor browse through the shots. This is AWESOME!! Congrats on the HM.

Awakening
by colorcarnival

Comment by Citadel:
hmm...didn't see this when I went through the first time. Great image. Congrats on your top 5 finish!

Focus, Patience, Excitment, Curiosity
by colorcarnival

Comment by Art Roflmao:
No penalty for the spelling error (you're lucky this is such a great image). :-)

Focus, Patience, Excitment, Curiosity
by colorcarnival

Comment by organic:
very impressive. Looking froward to learning how you did / equipment used.

Focus, Patience, Excitment, Curiosity
by colorcarnival

Comment by Teafran:
The immediate impact of this image is not technical but artistic - it's a stellar capture in which the details compliment the title and the subjects exactly match the impression the author tried to convey. From a technical standpoint, it is exceptional and above average for the general challenge - the exacting tones of black, gray and white demonstrate an indepth knowledge of the zone system and it's use - a perfect conversion and well worth the time to examine closely in addition to the vague, yet detailed background which again, demonstrates mastery of bokeh both as a concept and a photographic tool. A complete technical and artistic success that by rights should place well into the challenge if not a ribbon winner. Well done.

Focus, Patience, Excitment, Curiosity
by colorcarnival

Comment by tanguera:
There is so much going on in this shot. Very interesting. From the two in the front to the teacher in the back - great image.

Focus, Patience, Excitment, Curiosity
by colorcarnival

Comment by sonniejake:
I love this one!

Focus, Patience, Excitment, Curiosity
by colorcarnival

Comment by PGerst:
What an excellent contrast. The boy on the left is focused, dressed up, the boy on the right, much more casual and relaxed. Excellent photo.

Focus, Patience, Excitment, Curiosity
by colorcarnival

Comment by rlmichael:
I love the the B/W touch, it adds drama to the photo when done well. Great shot, good luck, Mike