Timeless
by DougPaz

Comment:
A reall beautiful photograph. The strong sun could have been a problem, but I think the shadows add to the image. Good shot.

A young sapling among the ancients
by mbardeen

Comment:
This is a great idea and very novel. The trees are real ancients too and their shape really adds to the photograph. The only problem that I have is that the background of railings, cars and houses is really distracting, but I suppose there is nothing that can be done about that.

Newborn Love
by boyte1

Comment:
That's a really beautiful shot and I can really sense the deep emotion in the girl's mind. Great job.

Mother and son
by jjbeguin

Comment:
I really loved this image. The emotion coming from the mother and son is very deep indeed. I think that the B&W work well too. With regards to meeting the challenge you deserve first place. Well done and thank you for posting this shot.

Butterflies (a high school band waits before marching in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade on 5th Ave)
by tomzinho

Comment:
Beautiful colour. It is a pity that the girl on the front row is looking away from the camera. It seems to spoil things for me and I am not quite sure what emotion is being portrayed. Perhaps you could have made this more apparent in the title.

Quiet Uncertainty
by mbardeen

Comment:
It is a good idea, but the woman looks out of focus to me and the shot is somehow spoiled.

Lonely
by arnit

Comment:
This is the most original idea I have seen on this particular challenge so I will score high for that. Personally I think that there is too much foreground. I think the image would be improved if the shot was cropped midway down the rocks, this would have placed the horizon along the bottom horizonal third (but that is just my opinion).

The Language of Love
by Natasha

Comment:
I like the idea behind the photograph and the way the couple are off-centre. The railings and buildings in the background make the shot a little too busy for me, but still a nice photograph.

Kentucky Freeze Chicken
by rll07

Comment:
It's a nice idea and the girl is very pretty. The light is so strong that it is casting rather ugly shadows onto the girl's face. The photograph might be improved by using fill flash. Nevertheless I like the idea.

Jenine
by rj324

Comment:
A really beautiful little girl. I like the lighting on her face and the way the wind is blowing her hair across it. The background is blurred nicely. The particular emotion that you are portraying is not clear to me, but that might be because I have no children.