Hot Shot
by bobonacus

Comment by andrewt:
Very underrated , this is an excellent shot. Crop a little too square.

Chicks can play soccer too!
by bobonacus

Comment by Melethia:
This is really, really cute - very nicely captured and a nifty "slice of life" from a feathered perspective!

Hot Shot
by bobonacus

Comment by yanko:
Cool shot. I'm not crazy about the square crop in this photo since it weakens leading lines and the sense of movement, which this subject could use more of not less.

As for the low votes I would just forget those. If you notice the ribbon winners all filled most of the frame with the challenge theme and little else was included. It's called hitting the voter over the head. If they can only see "hot" AND little else is there to distract their minds then they can't possibly screw up interpreting your photo. You failed to do that here. It's good that you didn't (you're a better overall photographer for that) but bad for your score. I'm sure in your case some voters felt you tried to shoehorn the entry with that clever title. Nevermind that you also included actual fire in the shot but since it doesn't fill 99% of the image area it probably was lost on some. There's also the 'vehicle of destruction' aspect and some probably was offended by your audacity to photograph it. Whatever the reasons I doubt you'll want to alter your approach based on them.

Message edited by author 2008-07-30 06:32:19.

Musical Highlights
by bobonacus

Comment by mstone:
seems overexposed or maybe just bad lighting. It was a good idea. I think you would have done better if you had more "mood lighting" so to speak. I personally don't get the flower in the shot though. Makes no sense to me.

Day 28: Hail
by bobonacus

Comment by hajeka:
Great rain/hail shot. Hope your car survived. Nice car btw.

Day 28: Hail
by bobonacus

Comment by salmiakki:
Ah, English summers, you just can't beat them :)

Day 27: Sand Castles
by bobonacus

Comment by Yomi:
Awesome! I really like the living room. The guy sitting on the couch eating is great.

Day 27: Sand Castles
by bobonacus

Comment by hajeka:
Great scene and comment. If this was a triptych challenge I would say that the upper right photo doesn't really fits with the other two, but now it's nice to see London in the summer.

Day 26: Kylie
by bobonacus

Comment by FrostyPaws:
Nice concert shot.

Day 27: Sand Castles
by bobonacus

Comment by FrostyPaws:
Very interesting. I like the triptych...great way to present the images.