A Fantastic Surprise !
by Strikeslip

Comment:
hey, the third photo did not show the TEEF. :)

Good lighting. I hope to see the details of the lighting setup on your notes after the challenge.

Predictable outcome :)
by sarampo

Comment:
Nice control of outdoor light. I particularly like the balanced dominance of blue and orange on the rather perfectly exposed third photo. In my opinion, it would have scored well on the complimentary color challenge. The creative idea of this entry is nice, although the first two photos look like a nicely done snapshot. The location could also have been better. Overall, a good take on the challenge.

Bloodletting - The Vampire Song
by ekmai

Comment:
very nice lighting. overall excellent shot. very much pro. please share to us some info on your lighting setup.

Little Lucy Leaps Long
by Sioux

Comment:
sharp focus on the subject. good timing on the shutter. but i would prefer a more blurred background. also, i tried this photo with the bottom portion cropped off, it did not give a sense of height, but it was better. so a tighter crop may have worked better for this image. still, nice capture.

fallshine
by posthumous

Comment:
I like the blur. I like blurry photos but only when the blur was used to achieve an effect, and in this case, you succeeded in doing that. Some photos are blurred because the photographer lacks the skills. Some are blurred because it was how the "artist" intended them to be, because they want their audience to keep guessing, and they make me laugh, or maybe i'm just not a fan of those type of artistic photos. This, however, is blurred because that was the effect that you were trying to achieve, and it adds beauty to a composition that was already good to begin with. Nicely done. 8 9

Fear of the Dark
by gyaban

Comment:
You lacked time to do this, and still take the blue ribbon. Dude, you're one amazingly extraordinarily talented genius. And that's an understatement.

Can I Play with Madness - Iron Maiden
by Mike

Comment:
Previous challenge was 4th, but this time with a yellow ribbon. Nice. So a red or blue is in order now. Congratulations. Well done.

Mid-day shadows
by FocusPoint

Comment:
Embracing the harsh daylight. Instead of dwelling on the negative effects of midday sunlight, why not explore the positive things that it brings. It produces strong, dramatic shadows. Photographed correctly, shadows tell a lot of story in a photo. This shot is perpect example of how you were able to beat the challenge of midday sunlight. Well done.

Three colors
by kprasad9375

Comment:
Very nice blue on the sea and the sky. The placement of the bush in the frame was also nicely done. What i don't like in this image is the very bright sand. You may have interpreted the challenge as simply as to take a photo during midday, so that's why the blown out highlights in the sand. To me, the wording on the challenge tells me to take a photo during midday and "overcome" the harsh light. One way to overcome that is to compensate for exposure of the bright areas and fill for the shadows. I believe that was not done here.

Climbing to the Sun
by samasmith89

Comment:
Finally, after voting on more than ten images, this is the first one i saw with people as part of the subject. For me this is a good take on the challenge. There is no risk in taking photo of nature, buildings, and other large objects outdoor under a harsh midday light. But when you put faces of people in the frame, that's where the challenge begins. How do you counter the harshness of the sunlight being thrown on a person's face -- that's what this challenge was all about. And i think this photo successfully overcomes that challenge.