Cold, snow-blown trees of Goat Island, Niagara Falls, NY
by lwkimages

Comment:
This is spectacular!

Desert Moonlight
by dsidwell

Comment:
Another great shot congrats on your win! No chance you'll be dq'ed is there? (just curious as runner up--kidding of course!)

Earth Tones
by jonpink

Comment:
Hope you tell us more about this shot, very well done, authentic NG feel

Cardinal Bracing Against The Snow Storm
by Drake

Comment:
Excellent capture!

Preserving Champlain Park: which side are you on?
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Gorgeous!

MENACING
by ellamay

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wow my first ribbon, thx all, it is the Sheraton Wall Center, for those who asked. I did think about cropping bottom half, it just lost way too much of the perspective and I liked the diagonal line. Thanks again, I am so excited! : )

Lonely Pregnant Woman on Swing
by StevePax

Comment:
Greetings from the CC. I like your subject, I think pregnant women make radiant subjects. Your shot conveys a real simplicity and subtle beauty. Her face really conveys all the feelings of pregnancy, lots of emotion. I think your shot shows a longing for the child to be swinging with her. However I would of cropped a significant amount off the top, at least to the fence and maybe a bit off each side to help maintain the shape dimensions. Losing the right top (over-exposed) would of helped a lot too. This is not probably a wow photo, but I think it is a personally appealling shot (more so to her family and friends) tho it does have a very human element to it. Hope that helps a little, keep shooting.

There you go
by dimitrii

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Greetings from the CC, I think you found a unique subject and the grainyness adds to the photojournalistic feel of the shot, tho to increase that even more perhaps making it b&w would also help. I would of cropped quite a bit off the top helping the eye to focus a bit more on the already somewhat obscured scene. I think it may have helped if shot was a bit more sharp, looks as if there is a bus going by in the background, or train? is there? I do like how you composed the motorcycle in the image. And lastly may have wanted to give a slightl more specific or news-like title, i.e. police chase ends.. or police action...just some ideas hope they help, happy shooting.

Thief in Action
by banditis53

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Greetings from the CC. Well what you got right with your shot is the subject. It is an interesting and somewhat obscure animal. However, you would of done well to use red eye in it to reduce the glare in its eye. Also the composition IMO is a bit lacking... in that you have far too much empty space around this little image, keep in mind when you are composing or post editing the 1/3 2/3 rule, makes for a more interesting shot. Try cropping this shot significantly (if camera is high enough resolution to allow it) Crop as much as can and try to get the ermine into the lower left corner of the shot.

Guitar Basics
by wickedpete

Comment:
Hi greetings from the CC. Here' s my thoughts. I think for motion blur to to acceptable every other part of the shot should be crystal clear and sharp, this image is blurred in the other parts as well. I think the subject of your shot may also lack interest for many people, IMO it does not have much emotional umph to it, unless perhaps the viewer enjoys playing the guitar also. The ring is a distraction IMO to the movement that is happening, and there is a yellowish section just above that that I can not determine what it is, overexposure maybe? I think you did manage to show movement and action tho. I would like to see it redone with the guitar very sharp and the hand only blurred.
keep shooting
lynn