Being on the good side of the road
by jjbeguin

Comment:
LOL! The element of celebration is implied, since we can't see your face (well, assuming you are on the right side of the road, LOL!). I love the humor of this photo...it's something most of us can relate to. The S curve of the road is especially nice and you did well capturing enough depth of field throughout. Good for you for taking the time to stop and photograph this scene. A lot of us would have missed the opportunity~

A New Begining
by smokeditor

Comment:
This should be a top finisher! Excellent in every way. The black and white works well here. Comp is very nice and a perfect capture of a moment in time. A fraction of a second before or after and you might have missed this. Kudos for a great photo...tack sharp where it needs to be, nicely blurred background...priceless!

A well deserved celebration
by bob_bobski

Comment:
This photo certainly tells a story. I like that you included the timer showing his finish time and the onlooker who is happy for this fellow. Looks like it was a personal triumph. I'm thinking the dof might be better if the photo was either all in focus or the background a lot more out of focus. The CW tilt is a little bothersome, but not terribly so. Exposure is very good and his expression is priceless~ :-)

School Holidays, YEEHAH
by owen

Comment:
For some reason, I get the feeling this is a merge of two different photos, but I reserve the right to be wrong! ;-) The expression on the girl certainly tells of joy and the celebration of youth and vitality and, um, nature (?). If it's a comp, it's fairly well done. I'm guessing if it's not a comp, it looks a little "unnatural" because of the use of a fill in flash, perhaps? Anyhow, it's a fun subject and an enjoyable photo~ :)

Clambake!
by Bear_Music

Comment:
The low wide angle viewpoint works esp. well here, but the dark edges (from editing?) around the people's heads is a bit strange looking. Comp could be stronger (the person cut in half on the right is a bit bothersome) and the lack of happy expressions doesn't exactly shout out the theme of celebration, but all in all a good effort. Exposure is excellent for a tough lighting situation~

Purple
by cykhansen

Comment:
Lots to like about this shot...focus is great, composition is interesting, focus is spot on, exposure is great...but...the colors do look a bit like the water washed them out! I'd love to see more color saturation and a little less sharpening, but a very good effort overall. ~Renee

Bunga Kertas
by tkonx

Comment:
No idea what the title means...this looks like some sort of bougainvillea, but it's an interesting viewpoint and the tiny water bubbles are very good. Background digital manipulation looks a bit overdone and sharp line of petal agains the background is a bit too sharply defined. Use of negative space is good, but the bottom of the image lacks some oomph due to it's being out of focus. Good effort...lots of potential here. ~Renee

Fluid painting
by christo

Comment:
Great stuff here...very creative and very well done. Looks like a digitally altered image, but still very cool! ~Renee

Lean on Me
by Sonifo

Comment:
I really enjoy the unusual perspective and creative use of color. The lighting and exposure and very good. Composition is nicely done as well, though a little tightly cropped around the top flower and at the bottome of the vase. Overall, a very successful image! Well done...~Renee

Platten and Desnoyers, Dog's Corner of the World
by mnast

Comment:
Pretty funny! The crop is a little too funky, though...think it would have been better to leave in the top of the hydrant and a little bit more of the dog (though I don't mind cropping him in half...but there's just not enough of him to really make this crop work). The grass and sidewalk overpower the pic, when you want the dog and hydrant to be the main focus. I like funky shots and odd crops, but this is a tad too *odd* to really work as well as it could...though it's purty darn close!