Make your own Tracks
by Tallbloke

Comment:
Lovely ephemeral feel to this scene & it works so well with your excellent title, especially since any tracks made here are soon washed away (ephemeral again!) Very nice composition, processed with restraint and maturity. 9

Chakras: separation of mind and body
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Nice. A grownup interpretation of independence; flags may wave and golden eagles may soar, but the one real and lasting font of independence is from within ... self knowledge. This is a great visualisation of this eternal truth. 10

Dad & Daughters
by roadrunner

Comment:
Congratulations Kelly. Yet another of your intuitively brilliant ideas and images. And she's a blonde, too!

Disorder in the Family
by Loki

Comment:
That is a great family photograph. I'd love to know what this guy has just said (or done) to earn this 80% disapproval rating from the other family members. Whatever it was, he's marvellously unrepentant. He doesn't even care about the selective desaturation (and nor do I). Terrific work. 8

Good Old Times
by Sonifo

Comment:
Good idea. Well done for thinking outside the square. It's a good photograph as well. 7

Trusting Big Sister
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
You've nailed the title with this image (& vice-versa). The expression in little sister's eye says total trust to me. Well done. 7

Sisters
by sigrun_th

Comment:
Charming portrait; I like the loving smiles, but it's the shoes, the bag and the umbrella that really make this image. First glance ... a good, candid family portrait. But look a few moments longer & you appreciate that this is a very clever, subtle work of high quality. I hope the voters give you the few extra seconds consideration that you deserve! 9

The Table is Set
by northrop4

Comment:
It's nearly a good idea, but just not quite interesting enough for me. It's a good photograph as well, but just a bit lifeless (I don't mean that as a bad joke; I mean that my first reaction is to think about the furniture, rather than the family.) I nevertheless applaud your thinking outside the square. 5
Further explanation: A couple of other entries use shoes and toothbrushes in the same way you've used table places, and I think succeed a bit better because those items are more intimate & personal ... the table setting seems just a little sterile.

Big Kid, Little Kid
by scalvert

Comment:
I'm not a fan of "staged" shots, but it's hard not to like this ... I even like the cheesy shirts. Kitsch, but in a good way. 6

Just The Three Of Us
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Clever idea and well executed. I like the fact that it doesn't look set up ... a bit of background clutter, one toothbrush leaning a bit sideways ... makes it seem a more intimate "family" portrait, and therefore more appealing. 7