Still Alive
by mikemti

Comment:
a bit over exposed.

Fringed Campion ([I]Silene polypetala[/I]) - Endangered Species, Gadsden Co., Florida
by Budweezer

Comment:
cool flower! good exposure.

Virginia Swamp
by lionelm

Comment:
seems a little over exposed. if it were not so it would be very beautiful.

Prickly Prairie
by moodville

Comment:
oversharpened to make up for lack of focus or camera shake?

Winds of Change Over Baghdad
by magnetic9999

Comment:
ive nearly wrecked doing it. it's a bad habit. but i still keep doing it :) ..

Winds of Change Over Baghdad
by magnetic9999

Comment:
nope. seriously. im driving and i look up out my sunroof and squeezed off a bunch of shots. the shutter speed was 1/4000 sec so it was sharp :)

Winds of Change Over Baghdad
by magnetic9999

Comment:
well, in actuality, it's a totally spectacular mosque in Washington DC. However, I feel that this image did in fact symbolically represent to me the current transitional climate in the middle east, and I wanted to make that statement, hence my title.

License with titles is the norm on this site. the second place winner's bush was not in fact "burning". The 3rd place candy winner was not in fact shot at 'candy mountain'. My own candy image "Lollystop" is not a real stop sign. there have been staged images of prostitution, robbery, kidnapping, and rape on this site, none of which purport to be the 'real deal'. since this is not a documentary site or a news organization, that's the name of the game - painting with images and words to create an effect or message. So don't feel cheated.

Lolly Stop
by magnetic9999

Comment:
thanks for comments. everyone hated the plastic wrap but i think without it, it might have been boring. however, i'll reshoot just for comparison.. one of these days ;).

Licorice L'Amore
by dsidwell

Comment:
good job - congrats for winning using a unique interpretation :)

Scattered showers
by Dim7

Comment:
nice one. . . try and get in the habit tho of putting your main subject off center (rule of thirds). it really does strengthen shots.