Fuel
by syker

Comment:
I don't mean to sound smug, but something here should be in focus. I like the idea of this one, but the lighting is pretty nasty, and the focus is off the mark. Sorry...

Mush!
by DJWoodward

Comment:
This is fantastic! The facial expressions are just remarkable. I hope to see it on the front page next week.

Insanitea
by gyaban

Comment:
A masterful shot as always... I gave it a 10.

Air Force One
by Tom

Comment:
I don't understand the point of desaturating parts of it. Seems like a rather odd editing decision.

Joy of a daughter
by prashant_168

Comment:
I'm afraid that the border absolutely kills this one.

Human Flight
by USFRyan

Comment:
I wish this shot had been a little bigger... it has the potential of being really cool.

Woodworking
by tripodman

Comment:
I'm afraid the giant green border kinda kills this one.

Surfs Up
by JulietNN

Comment:
Definitely a worthy winner of a challenge of this magnitude. I very rarely give 10s, but this was one of 'em! Congrats -- it's fantastic!

Not-So-Smooth Sailing
by alanfreed

Comment:
It's interesting you would mention that, actually!

I had struggled with that aspect of this shot for quite a while before submitting it. In the first version I submitted, I did indeed straighten the horizon properly. But the way the wave curves, it actually made it feel unbalanced and tilted, oddly enough. The more I looked at it with a perfectly straight horizon, the more it bothered me that it appeared to be off.

I rotated it just a couple degrees, and it felt more balanced to me. Just another weird attribute of this shot, I guess. I was curious to see if anyone else would comment on that, and was surprised no one had said anything about it during voting.

Originally posted by Bear_Music: Helluva shot, Alan. I'm amazed you didn't level the horizon, though :-( I can't see any reason not to.

Lost in a dream.
by detune440

Comment:
I think you lost me in terms of how this meets the challenge.