Golden Gate
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
I love the unique perspective of this shot. The balance of negative and positive space is perfect. Your usage of the rule of thirds is well noted. An overall great shot and a perfect a postcard. Way to go.

Visit the World War II Memorial, Washington, DC
by levyj413

Comment:
Very nice composition. Great usage of dark and light. I love how the fountain anchors the images and leads the eye up through the image to the text. Great job.

Sunset By The Bay
by jdannels

Comment:
Finally an image fitting of a postcard. It is the 63rd image I have reviewed and the best so far. I think that this should ribbon. I really like the choice of text. Well done!!

The Swirling Leaves
by jtlee321

Comment:

Originally posted by oldbimmercoupe: super - congrats. curious why the crop. j

I cropped it because of the distracting reflection of the sky at the very bottom.

Originally posted by talmy: But aren't those swirling fish? Great idea to feature them by going with a very long exposure, "longer than normal". With a typical 1 second exposure I always found them a distracting blur.

The swirl is not the fish. It is a lot of fallen leaves that got trapped in the current. The exposure was set for 30 seconds. I accomplished the exposure by stacking a circular polarizer with a 3 stop neutral density filter and shooting at f14 at ISO 100. The shot was taken at about 9:30 in the morning.

The Swirling Leaves
by jtlee321

Comment:
Well this was the "Long Exposure II" Challenge and not the "Wind" Challenge. Sorry if your upset that the voters voted correctly and you are the one who missunderstood.

The Swirling Leaves
by jtlee321

Comment:
Thank you for your votes everyone! I really appreciate it. I cannot believe I made the top 10 after I was done voting on all the strong images in this competition. Now if I could just do something other than a red. LOL!!

The Leaves Are Falling All Around
by jtlee321

Comment:
Thank you wavlength. I have been shooting for about 4 years now. It has become a deep passion of mine. I would like to maybe start making money at this. LOL.. We'll see..

Midnight Sunset
by jdannels

Comment:
Great color!

Mare Tranquilitatis
by Keith Maniac

Comment:
Very nice image. Very classical look. I think the black and white treatment was dead on.

Esplanade Riel
by c_rosney

Comment:
Nice Composition.