Splash!
by panoramix

Comment:
Man, do I know how you feel. You're obviously somewhere around Ohio, judging by the liscense plate. It's been so wet here, it's unbelievable. I live right along the Scioto River, and some houses off of the river are flooded, it's a big mess. Hopefully it'll dry out soon. We hit 60 degrees today though!

'Manos' the Hands of Fate (1966)
by snackwells

Comment:
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!

"I'm Torgo. I take care of the place while the master is away."

One of the best MST3Ks. Awesome.

Evening Stroll
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Why does this look suspiciously like the Oregon coast, at Cannon Beach? : )

Natural Beauty
by librodo

Comment:
congratulations, you've won.

the first time can be magic.
by mrsamsa

Comment:
Nice bokeh (I love using that word : D) A few things I would've like to seen differently though: I would've like to see the full outline of the girl, more of a head on approach to it. The look on her face and the rosy cheeks are outstanding, good work. There seems to be an awkward glow around all the people. Also, I'd like to see a little more room between the parent and the edge of the frame, though it depends on how you took the picture, and it isn't really obvious what they're doing! Maybe including the ice skates in the frame so its clear what you're talking about in your title. All in all thoug, an above average image. Undoubtedly candid, and a marvelous expression.

Fairground Ride
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Heh, no wonder it has the longest lines. A few places of improvement I see: the picture seems to be at a slight tilt, perhaps giving it a bit of a rotation would help. Also, the random elbow just jutting into the frame I'm not too fond of. And one other thing I don't really like: I feel like two subjects compete for my attention in the composition. The people, who undoubtedly are the intended subject, but then the artwork in the background is pulling my attention away from the people. But besides all that, this is the first border in the challenge I've seen that's worked. It's a little contrasty, and I'd like to see more detail in the blacks/whites, but all in all, its toned well. I like the expressions on the faces of the riders.

Bubble Boy
by megryan

Comment:
sometimes selective desaturation can do a marvelous job in drawing the focus of an image to one certain thing that is the key element of a photo that would be sadly overlooked or underrecognized in the full color version.

In my opinion, this isn't one of those times.

Though I have no grasp on what the color version looks like, I can almost assuredly say that this imsage is so simple in its composition that it doesn't need selective desaturation. I think that the selective desaturation in this image actually hurts it, because the challenge subject is candid, however all color has been drained from the alleged subject, drawing the focus to the bubble wand (or whatever you call those crazy things). Not only that, but the bubble wand, without the title, is unrecognizable. Without seeing the title, I originally thought it was some sort of lollypop dripping with his spit. Also, the border detracts from the image. With the light qualities of this, the black border doesn't help. When you're doing a shot this close, its best to keep it as simple as possible, and the selective desat and border, in my opinion, detract from that. And a few technical things, too: blown hilights, the image is slightly tilted, judging by the structure in the background. But those things don't really concern me as much as the desat and the border.

"Coast is clear - go for it!"
by Imagineer

Comment:
Aww man..... talk about the dire lack of dignity in an image ; )

Technically, its good. Well framed, good composition. I might have liked to see a tighter crop on the left, but then you'd cut out the shadow, so really I'm torn. I'm not sure if I like the bit of yellow on the border.. I think maybe white would've served better for the purpose. Good technical image, but otherwise, I'm disgusted :Þ

But I won't let that affect my vote.

Bestefar
by samtrundle

Comment:
You have an extremely interesting subject here, but I have no idea what he's doing; what the right side of his face looks like; or where he is. It appears as though you've captured some good details in his face, but there's too much negative space (the subject is too small) to see them, and I'm sure they're most definitely interesting. This image has great potential and a wonderful subject; however I feel there's so much more this image could do... creating a story, giving me an insight to who he is, what he's doing, where he is... and this image comes short there.

Smile for Daddy
by Gauti

Comment:
Hey, wait a minute, those aren't monkies! I love th ecolors in this, however I sort of feel that because of the composition, the bridge is being presented as teh subject rather than the people. perhaps a lower angle, and maybe getting cloer to the subject would've worked (though the latter was probably impossible because of the water). I do like how the bridge is framed, and I like the mountains/hills in the background. Maybe even if you'd've panned lower to include more of the water in the foreground, thus moving the bridge to the top and focusing on the pair, but I dunno. Nevertheless, a good shot.