Harsh times
by Ragga2000

Comment:
Come on! Those are some beautiful, healthy children. Clean clothes and finger nails. Skin is glowing with health despite the dirt. Love the composition, BW conversion, focus, etc. Just a long shot at expressing poverty. I'm not going to vote because minus the dirt on the face this a wonderful photograph, just does not represent poverty to me.

Harsh World
by LMA128

Comment:
Great photo, too staged for my taste, thus does not represent poverty. With that beautiful hair and clean finger nails, it's just not believable. Maybe I'm wrong! I hope not!

"Oops. This is a bit embarassing."
by Lydia

Comment:
Great job Lydia!

Emergence
by socalsteve

Comment:
Congrats Steve! Strong work for the Love Shack!

Determination
by Jedusi

Comment:
Two eagles in the top 5? I'll be interested to see how you captured this image.

Little Big Horn
by Len Scap

Comment:
Good stuff! Only his shadow walks beside him! My favorite of the challenge.

Let Your Dreams Set You Free
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Nearly perfect. Well done. Maybe more leading space on the right? Still, great shot. 9

Taking Flight
by jbsmithana

Comment:
Easy top five from me. You have some very tough competition for a ribbon!

Call of the Wild
by MAK

Comment:
Wow. Spectacular capture and composition. The only thing keeping me from giving this a 9/10 is the processing.

Hanging Out With My Baby on a Saturday Morning Eating Red Berries!
by davidw

Comment:
I hope these are the Philadelphia geese!