Puffing Billy
by Marston

Comment:
While I think the border is a little large/overpowering, this is the first use of a border that I've liked in the Free Study challenge. I think there are more borders in this challenge that any I've seen recently and yours enhances the picture. Naturally, you'll get a dozen other comments that don't like it, but I do.

A Day at the Races
by Shermy

Comment:
At first glance I didn't like this photo because of the color tone but the more I look at it (and assume the tone is intentional), the more I get a nostalgic 1950s feel. Shame the wires are in the background as it distracts a little bit but this is nicely processed for effect.

Windblown White
by KevinRiggs

Comment:
nice model

Behind the 8 ball
by StudyinLight

Comment:
Brilliant - nice capture

Stella's Posada for the Win
by rkligman

Comment:
I'm just not seeing action here... It's all frozen motion, no motion blur, nothing moving, just frozen.

small town Friday night....
by shoelessaj

Comment:
Great shot - I really like this. Good reflection, good motion - really shows the action.

Fifty thousand degrees...three hundred milliseconds
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Wow - amazing capture. I've tried to get some lightning shots and it's not an easy feat.

Kitty about to take action!
by joynim

Comment:
Good picture but not really an "action shot"

It's Only a Game
by jjaxon

Comment:
Yes yes yes - so many images have been frozen motion but here is one that's got more elements than that - motion blur of the dirt, frozen action of the ball and fantastic expressions on all faces. This is a great image and it just makes me smile - nicely done!

Flying High
by shalrath

Comment:
Whoa - couple things here. First, no real motion - it's a pretty static picture, frozen in place. Second, what's up with the halos around the person and parasail? Either it's been dodged to lighten it up or the unsharp mask way overused. Now I see that it's been validated, so it's not dodging - not sure where the halo is coming from...