Swingset
by Skip

Comment:
Quite beautiful.

Give me that pickle!
by jfaulkner

Comment:
Super caption, very funny.

Curiously, the gulls appear to be more blurred than the water.

'tackle'
by suemack

Comment:
Hmm.. Extreme by several measures. It's a great action shot.

Though I appreciate the strong bokeh, I wish more of the players faces were in sharper focus. The lighting seems strange: it seems a little flat and it seems to produce a cyan cast to the skin. Still, nice effort.

Spring Blizzard
by vtruan

Comment:
The action in the photo doesn't rate as extreme except maybe in Florida . The photo appears to be rotated clockwise a degree or so. But I like it; it's clearly a beautiful house and the impressionistic effect created by the snow makes it better.

Touched by the Evening Light
by librodo

Comment:
I've left comments on over seven hundred photos at this site and voted on thousands more. (A mere beginner...) There are just a handful of images that remain clearly in my mind; this is one of them. If this site produces the inspiration, the skill, the dogged determination in me to produce one photo as good as this, I shall consider my association with this site successful.

Worship, High In The Rockies
by dacrazyrn

Comment:
A stunning shot. Perfectly lit, ideally framed, layered with consonant textures and colors.

Patience
by SDW

Comment:
I love the expression, the framing, lighting, color, and bokeh. I'm afraid I find the guardrails distracting. Even in the thumbnail I found myself asking 'what's that sticking out of his head?' Still, nice shot.

Vulture 1
by srdanz

Comment:
The textures and values contrast strongly to make the vulture stand out. I love the gently fading color and soft texture of the water as a background. Nicely framed. I wonder whether a little Unsharp Mask might strengthen the texture contrast between the subject and background. I also wonder whether the presentation might work in B&W. Either way, it's a striking shot.

Gorilla P
by DonJuan

Comment:
Yes, couldn't it be intentional rather than accidental? It is an old gorilla.

"Building Blocks"
by tfarrell23

Comment:
My own experience suggests that there is a penalty at this site for photographing stuffed animals which amounts to something like one or two points. Look at it this way and you have a photo that approaching ribbon quality! At any rate, thanks for the chuckle.