Happy Birthday to you..
by jonpink

Comment by ClickNSee:
Considering what I read this challenge to be, this is clearly the best represention of the challenge I've seen. The photo itself doesn't excite me, but as far as meeting the challenge as I understood it, this is tops. <10>

Early Morning Runners
by jonpink

Comment by jenesis:
This is a great shot. You've captured the scene excellently. The treatment is fantastic with all the details, textures and light. Tthe composition is nice but the capture of their breath is what really makes this shot for me. Well Done! Bumped to a 9

Early Morning Runners
by jonpink

Comment by Catherine_B:
I feel like I am running behind them! Great shot!

Changing pastimes
by jonpink

Comment by neenee1999:
Very imaginative, great shot.

Bavarian Alps - Germany
by jonpink

Comment by ahaze:
Really beautiful processing- great details.

Changing pastimes
by jonpink

Comment by shavenwalrus:
Interesting idea. I find the cord on the controller distracting.

Bavarian Alps - Germany
by jonpink

Comment by e301:
The inclusion of those buildings nicely helps the sense of scale here. I'm never really sure that the limitations of 8-bit web display are terribly helpful for black and white images, and those of such grandeur as this also suffer from the size limitations. It should be a 20" print to give it its full impact, I should think. I like the composition, and I think I like the processing - thoough the bright areas feel more like burning than light, as such, and seem a touch out of the real. A very strong shot.

Changing pastimes
by jonpink

Comment by blurredvision:
I like the crisp feel of both objects. I can almost smell that 'new plastic' smell. I don;t think this shot would have worked as well with older visibly or pre-used objects... well done.. 8

Changing pastimes
by jonpink

Comment by Xilebo:
Don't know what is old or what is new in here.....maybe it's the real game of basket ball and the virtual one, if so it's good because the shot is really good

Changing pastimes
by jonpink

Comment by MichaelC:
A little dark, but very crisp