The New Bean Town
by tpbremer

Comment:
Excellent stuff :) There are so many different and excellent opportunities at this spot... I hope to make it back to Chicago sometime in the future and spend several hours during the day and at night here.... beautiful abstract... 10 and +fav...

HOPE HAS ARRIVED : Saghakan Slum, Tacloban, Philippines
by hotpasta

Comment:
This is a phenomenal photograph. I can only imagine what it would be like to do this sort of missionary work, but I bet it would be life-changing, to say the least. I read your comments on the image, and this is one of those images where your crop and technical factors don't really matter so much. What's in the image speaks much louder than its presentation. Excellent work :)

Significant Moments: Learning to Swim!
by Paul

Comment:
"Is it the best image I have taken? Not even close; does it capture a slice of life I'm happy to share - Yes it does. "

I wish more people looked at photography for this reason :)

Boys Will Be Boys
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
This reminds me of my childhood just by looking at this photo. I was that boy every day. I came home looking like this on so many occasions that I can't count them all. The look on his face also resembles mine when I looked at my mother with no accepted explanation for why I looked this way :) This is also a very nicely executed black and white. I love the warmth of the tone you chose rather than just a simple cold black and white. That warmth works nicely with the theme of playing outdoors in the heat of the summer where this look could have originated on any given day :) Great photo...

Chaise Pet.
by Dan_Cottle

Comment:
I don't really know how to describe how much and why I love this photograph. It's very well executed and the black and white choice you made works with significant strength. I think one element that intrigues me as much as anything is how this diverse collection of pets posing for a studio portrait creates a sense of family through personification. If these were my pets, I'd have a 16x20 print of this photo matted and framed hanging on a wall in my home somewhere for sure. Excellent work :)

Wonky Goggles
by Stonefinger

Comment:
I really love this photo. It's one of my few favorites in this challenge. This is the kind of photo I wish I had of myself when I was a kid. When I was young, my parents put a good bit of effort into shooting super-8 movies, which are a thing of the past now, but they did transfer them manually to VHS tapes a long time ago, and since then, I have converted those to DVD so they will hopefully live a little longer. I hope this child gets to look back on this photo in 20... 40... and even 60 or 80 years down the road and realize how nice it was to have someone interested in pointing a camera at him :) +fav

Significant Moments: Learning to Swim!
by Paul

Comment:
Wonderful shot :) This reminds me how much I want an underwater housing for my camera... This is the kind of photo that provides precious memories years down the road. It's more than just a photo of the child... it speaks about the child and tells me something more than just what he looks like. A definite 10 from me...

Colored Parchment
by lpatrick

Comment:
This photograph is quite compelling. The combination of color and texture blends nicely with the shadow and highlight detail to build an excellent modernist abstract. This is the type of photo that I would spend several hours digging through my mind for a more fitting title though... Your title describes the image obviously, but when you look deeper into a photo like this, you can see more than is actually there. Titles are often difficult :) At any rate, this is one of my favorites in this challenge and I hope it does well.... great work :) +fav

15/15
by wei1108

Comment:
This is a great action photo. I love it when a photographer takes the artistic liberty to let the action manifest itself in the form of motion blur rather than stopped action. In this image, that decision creates a sense of the game more than a sense of the players.... excellent work :)

Wing It
by cynthiann

Comment:
This photo is quite magical... The black and white is also an excellent choice that creates an interesting mood for the scene. Nice work :)