Hayabusa
by Oculus

Comment:
I honestly felt a little dizzy when I looked at it quickly. That is definately "Speed" in my book.

Plug Shock
by Eseia

Comment:
I am really trying to figure out how this denotes speed.

Speed
by Someamateur

Comment:
I've learned on these shots, that a clean windshield makes for a much nicer image.

Pavement 101
by Alexgio

Comment:
Pavement 101 must just cover helmet and vest? Is the upper division course where they cover footwear, elbow pads and pants?

Go! Granny Go!
by bleu

Comment:
How did her slippers get to the left of the road and she is on the right?

zoom...zoom...zoom
by maymay

Comment:
Well, the care is not moving. It also reminds me of a Dodge Dart my grandparents had, which does not make me think of speed. Sorry. I do like the composition of the picture, except wish that rock wall was not in the background.

Are you willing to wait another 135,227,040 seconds until the next Blood Moon? Time moves slowly.
by Mark Richards

Comment:
Bonus points for getting it in right at the deadline!

No Nets in Skating
by J-Andy

Comment:
You may have done more than basic editing here. I like the shot as an action shot - good capture and positioning.

The Times Crossword... In INK!?!?!
by klkitchens

Comment:
I love the thought of this.

Late Afternoon Sunflower
by jsundin

Comment:
First of all, I was a little upset this got disqualified, as I know I just used basic editing, but I received a DQ because I downloaded it with Adobe PS Elements, adding a copyright line in the EXIF in the process. FOr that reason, it was no longer an "original" and had to be tossed by the committee. Oh well...I move on.

In response to the comments below.

1. Silverscreen. This was a single JPG image. I thought you needed at least 3 images to do HDR? I just, flat out, went overboard on the curves and shadows and contrast trying to make it cool. I failed.
2. jblaylockrayner. Noe, I just overdid basic editing. I probably pushed the boundary of it a bit too far, but being a PP noob, I couldn't stop myself.
3. kaarissaa. Thank you for enjoying the picture.
4. annig, um...the backlighting would be the sunlight shining behind the flower. I placed the flower directly over the afternoon sun. BUt, my poor editing probably overshadowed that.
5. Larus, you hit it on the head - I went overboard when I should not have. Thank you for the honest critique.