Jump For Joy
by bjallen

Comment by admart01:
what timing! These two could go out for doggie syncronized jumping! To imporve this shot I'd like to see less of the "extra" stuff (silver thing upper left, roof) I know you cropped to eliminate some stuff but it feels cut off on the right.

Letting go of Fear - Ice Boater
by bjallen

Comment by GoodEnd:
Sorry by the time a left to reply your question.
When you tell me that it was a smal region crop I understand a piece of focus issue you get. Many people here thought like me about the focus. I do a boat shoot too for this challenge, and know how it is complex.
To capture a moving subject you has two options:
1) Panning, this is technique that consists to follow the subject with the camera before, during and after the shoot. It´s not simple as seems. You need to mantain the horizon line and speed of your moving. Don´t use all telefoto, put your apperture as you can get a slow shuter speed (typical 1/focal lenght - 1 or two stops). I pratice it using two eyes opened to see real subject and compensate for the black time of shutter-release.

2) High shutter speed with all stoped down apperture (small f numbers). A tripod is highly recomended too. It must requires a huge telefoto lens. But this your camera has.

This apply to all moving subjects. Near or far it will work but nearest subjects is the goal to any good photos. You are able to catch far subjects as near using huge telephoto lens. Good lucky at next time.

Jump For Joy
by bjallen

Comment by e301:
Marvellously crazy - but a shame you couldn't quite have stopped the left-hand dog. You score for idea, but for location (and really I probably mean light), and execution you also lose some. There is some good compositional balance - but in the end the brightness of the background undoes your work.

Tulips
by bjallen

Comment by jonpink:
slightly over exposed - colours look muted. odd angle..?

Jump For Joy
by bjallen

Comment by Mona:
Lol Funny.

Fire and Ice
by bjallen

Comment by admart01:
Fine shot, well composed - the repetitive poles add the interest needed. To make this better, imho, I'd like more light in the forgroung (or overall?) to bring out some of the detail (as is I really can't tell this is ice)

Tulips
by bjallen

Comment by RedHotKK:
Beautifully done!

Tulips
by bjallen

Comment by tammy:
wonderful textures

Fire and Ice
by bjallen

Comment by Mona:
So beautiful.

Tulips
by bjallen

Comment by dhare:
Great