Waiting for the Magic
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Great caption, but I might have liked it better without the lights spread out on the floor.

Ballerina Aspirations
by dahlin

Comment:
Beautiful colours!

A Peculiar Morning Indeed !
by Coley

Comment:
Very well accomplished, I'm curious how you managed to to this. If it's done with strings, it's quite an impressing work!

Feeding the Gulls
by franktheyank

Comment:
Hehe, great expression :)

When the Weather Outside is Frightful
by KristinaG

Comment:
Great motive, the colours of the kite are in contrast to the dark sky . I believe a longer leash on the kite would have made it even better though.

Flying
by ludde

Comment:
Nice effect. Would have been great to cover the trails somehow :)

Here I stand, head in hand
by Cuttooth

Comment:
This is a great B&W shot, nice contrasts.

A statue on the run
by Gante

Comment:
Thank you for all the comments and for voting. I'm quite satisfied with the result, considering that I started taking pictures with a SLR two weeks ago.

I had been taking pictures of buildings and other stuff at night, and was on my way home when I came across this statue. I felt straight away that it was a perfect subject, considering the posture and the Christmas light in the back.

While fixing my camera to a tripod, I set the shutter speed to 4 seconds. It was a bit difficult the get the timing right, but the effect was achieved by zooming in during exposure. It could have been a bit better, but it was also a bit difficult to get the lights in the back to be perfectly aligned.

I believe I'm in a fast track to learning SLR, but I would really appreciate some tips on how I could have done this better.

Never Give Up!
by Hipychik

Comment:
Good idea, but in my opinion the Santa looks a bit angry. I would have liked the picture to look more joyful.

Who needs sleds?
by sjhuls

Comment:
This is a pretty good capture, nice facial expressions. I also like the colors, but believe the picture could have been a bit sharper.