A Spin on the Average Poinsettia
by BDG123

Comment:
Not for me. Maybe in a motion blur photo, but not action. Action ggenerally is about stopping something still, or almost, with the hint of movement. Neither the idea or execution of this appeals to me.....

Sorry

Caution - Friendly surfer crossing
by tjmueller

Comment:
Nice capture here. I think the crop on the sides is a little close, making a narrow picture. a little extra room showing the foam water on each side would have helped this and just given it more space, without effecting how large he appears on teh screen

I'm trying to "dunk"
by machine

Comment:
Way too blurred for me. You need a faster shutter speed for action shots. With a lot of inside areas being poorly lit, that also means changing the ISO to a higher level if possible

Taking it to the basket
by Nobody

Comment:
I like the idea, and the shutter speed is spot on, giving the slightest blur ont he feet and hands. However, he blends in too much to the surroundings. The other players int eh shot don't help. With advanced editing, it would have been great if you could have made him stand out more from everything else, whether that was blurring some parts or something else. A shallower depth of field in camera would have also helped as I can see too much detail int he wall etc.

The Airborne Four
by canonnica

Comment:
Great Action shot here. Teh next couple if they fall out also would have been great. the colours of this are great. The red and yellow add to this photo. The blurred background works really well to remove any distracting elements also

Tachi-dori Kokyu-nage
by millsa

Comment:
Tell Wal that his posture sucks. Straighten up.

Still like this with teh feet above Wals head (nice jump Tony)

Not Voting as I know the image

Defying Gravity
by MAK

Comment:
Nice idea, but the back of the biker is not that interesting. Would have been great to photograph from the other side, so that we see his face instead. Depth of field is pretty good.

Joust
by spidermonkey

Comment:
Nice shot and like the colouors that go with jousting. The crop is a little restrictive on the right and top for me. I may have been tempted to just crop on the red horse, as he has much more interesting colours, and have portait orientation on this. This would have removed the dark ares on the right Selective desat on the crowd is a great way to get rid of the distracting elements from them and works really well.
But great submission for the challenge

Aerodynamics
by Stang

Comment:
Noce bird shot. Under advanced editing, maybe reducing the shaddow cast over the beak would have helped as it is distracting and draws attention. Dodging the area to reduce it would have helped

Mr. SnowitySnow 'n Lady SnowyBeth in 'Bed Time Action III'
by zoodiac

Comment:
Very different to anything else I have seen for this. Yes, can see action but i think most people are after more montioned action in this challenge. Lighting is quite harsh and the dark areas don't help. Congrats on going out on a limb though