dreaming of a yellow ribbon
by whiterook

Comment:
I kinda sorta see where you are going here, but it's s stretch.

I see a yellow / orange curtain, which I tie loosely to 'dreaming' and 'yellow', still that's only because I was trying to find the connection.

As for the shot, there's no real focal point, and not really great focus at all.

Obsession
by jotaga

Comment:
I think focus or motion blur has let you down a bit here. While the eyes that are obviously the focal point do seem sharp, the rest of the face isn't.

There are also some pretty harsh areas of lighting on the skin, in particular around the nose and left eye (right side of the shot).

beachdog
by rinac

Comment:
I'm just now looking at the entries for this challenge and this is the ONLY shot that made me really stop and look!

This is a beautiful shot, I love the motion, and the combination of the serenity and yet at the same time the excitement! And what just tops this off is the reflection of the dog in the water.

Brilliant, well done!

The Fashionable Poseur
by Cutter

Comment:
I gotta admit, I had to stare at the image for ages until I figured out what was going wrong. It just didn't click until I tried to figure out what the two breaks were at the top and bottom of the head!

Brilliant image, like you say, too good for your own good!

"Heather"
by Joker1114

Comment:
Bit too high on the fill flash I think. Other than that it's nice, though it makes me dizzy for some strange reason, I think it's because it has an amazing sense of depth that I feel I'm staring into.

Photofobia
by Zigomar

Comment:
This is really great, though you must have known you were going to get hammered for it.

Love the whole look / feel / colour of it, great piece of photography!

hydrangea
by browda1

Comment:
I'm not surprised this scored so low here, but I just came across it and I really like it! It looks great from a distance, I imagine it would make a really nice print to be hung on a wall.

evz3bw.jpg
by Iraklis

Comment:
I love this, it's clearly a military ritual, but the way you have captured it seem to show that there is no order to it at all! I'm not sure if that was the intention but I find it very amusing!

hyde park
by power47

Comment:
This is very nice! I've taken loads of photos of this place in daylight, but never thought to visit at night!

Mack...
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Congrats on the well deserved blue! I didn't vote on all of these but this would definitely been up there among my favorites in the challenge!