Antique Shopping
by sher

Comment:
I really like this, however I find the some of the bright/near blown highlights a little distracting. Particularly the statue's face near hers.

Playing For Big Boys
by mian3010

Comment:
The distance of the subject removes most of the candid aspect, for me.

Lunch
by phylsy7

Comment:
The soft focus idea is good, but I think it's a little too far gone for me. There isn't any one thing for the eyes to try and focus on.

Shadow of a Black Widow
by Venom

Comment:
Insects just aren't aware of being photographed. They behave the same way no matter what. I can't see this as candid.

Rollin'
by muur88

Comment:
How very... out of the ordinary. Nice capture.

exit
by roz

Comment:
A little too much added noise, in my opinion.

The girl in the café
by Brin

Comment:
Her face sticks out to me as looking as though it has been over-adjusted. Her eyes and forehead look like they were lightened, and it gives her a "bandit mask" tanline appearance.

Big Clumsy, and Graceful.
by SouthCoastOr3gon

Comment:
Animals just aren't candid, to me. They are unaware of photography and they don't modify their behavior when they think they're being watched, especially from a distance.

A Brief Moment of Silence
by jjbeguin

Comment:

Originally posted by Bosborne: I have made this one of my favorites despite what the SC deems as a ''failure''.

Nobody ever said it was a failure. According to SC (since I haven't seen an original, myself) it broke rules. It could be the Mona Lisa and end up disqualified if it broke editing rules. (He used a brush in basic editing. Hah!)

To quote one of my favorite movies: "This isn't Nam, Donnie, there are rules!" It's a great photo - I quite like it, but that doesn't mean it deserves to retain its ribbon. Do Olympic atheletes get to keep their golds if its discovered they juiced? No. Professional sports? Oh, yeah, they get to keep their rings.

Underwater Danger
by jblaylockrayner

Comment:
I was just reading about this cat the other day... my first thought was "that looks way too similar to the ones I've seen online", but since you're in LA and "nearby" I guess it'd be easy to get over there. :p