A serious game with consequences: Requires thought, but can be fun.
by Everyday Renee

Comment by justine:
Wonderful focus and tones. Nice clean shot.

A serious game with consequences: Requires thought, but can be fun.
by Everyday Renee

Comment by CapitanMcWhite:
Very good analogy! but why the b&w? Maybe you can focus on the king. him is to protect!

A serious game with consequences: Requires thought, but can be fun.
by Everyday Renee

Comment by squirrel:
the consequences being?

While you lay sunbathing...
by Everyday Renee

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Very nice shot Renee! I'm glad the spider not an insect folks didn't vote this down too hard. I went for a 9, but hindsight says this could have easily been a 10. The level of detail is EXCELLENT! Great color. A tiny nit with the upper right corner, but honestly, I almost missed it. Your title is a killer! All around a very, very good shot!

While you lay sunbathing...
by Everyday Renee

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is excellent.. very sharp and nice composition as well... = 10

While you lay sunbathing...
by Everyday Renee

Comment by Samara:
This one is almoost too scary look at to vote on, but it is such a great picture that I decided to give it a 10.

While you lay sunbathing...
by Everyday Renee

Comment by quadangle:
Good subject, but I don't think a photo of a spider should get a good rating when the challenge calls for insects and an Argiope aurantia is an arachnid. The towel makes it look too staged and unnatural.

While you lay sunbathing...
by Everyday Renee

Comment by Sherry March:
Well, your title add so much menace to the shot I can't stop shivering! Great details.

A Window to the Past -- Summer of 1927
by Everyday Renee

Comment by Swashbuckler:
The problem here is the boat is plastic and the viewers are a bit anal. (please forgive me, but that's THE only word that fits)
White balance is off, use the cloudy setting or manually set your white balance. Focus seems strongest on the framing trees, the subjects seem like they are too far away. Must be nice to live on a lovely lake like this. Wonderful setting...boat needed to be wooden to pull off the date. Personally, I would have scored this a 5 or maybe a 6. Partly due to the challenge aspect and partly due to the lack of emphasis on the subject.

Catch me if you can...
by Everyday Renee

Comment by Swashbuckler:
I love the dog's expression!! That's fun in action! The fur is overly exposed, white is very hard in the bright sun. In this case, try setting your white balance manually, it might help. The motion portion is beyond reproach, love it, too!