Swingers
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by JawnyRico:
Very nicely captured shot. I love the colors in it. IMO it would have been nice to have the people all in on the right, for a slight better composition. You put a lot of work into this shot and it paid off. Nice work.

I Left My Heart in San Francisco
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by EstimatedEyes:

Originally posted by kawhona: I like the use of desat here ... nice shot. Does the desat make the highlights brighter ?

Thanks. Actually the background was pretty blown out because the subjects were all in shadows and the buildings in the distance were in full sun, and I bumped the exposure up by at least a couple of stops to expose for the foreground (I rarely shoot in RAW, and almost never on a walkabout). The desat helped because it made the background less noticeable and less distracting.

Still not the greatest shot technically, but I really liked the juxtaposition of the two lonely characters with the bright heart spanning the gap between them.

Swingers
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by WeatherGurl:
awesome picture and idea! 10 def

Swingers
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by Makka:
You've got a nice result with this. Love the framing used.

Swingers
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by simontaylorphoto:
WOW this is one great shot, I love the sky it is just right to show off the colours on the top of the spinner.

Swingers
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by jonnienye:
fantastic,it forces you to look - 10

California Golden Poppies
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by mpeters:
Missed it during the challenge. Nicely rendered colors and balance.

Falling Water
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by kenskid:
Good shot.

Falling Water
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by mpeters:
Really a nice image and glad it finished in the top 10.

Swingers
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by krnodil:
I like the idea of this, but would have preferred to see the center column saturated as well. The framing has a nice energy to it too.