This is a wonderful picture.

I love this!

Wonderful moment of childhood! I love this shot!!

Definitely a nice way to stat off entries in the contest. GL!

awesome! It has so much feeling in it!!!

juste ( awesome ) GL

After looking at the pic again, this is going to my favs. Again, beautiful picture author.

This is amazing .

Thank you so much for all the fav's! This picture really means a lot to me and it shows so much about youth and life in general! I just wish I knew how to get rid of the trucks in the background. LOL

beautiful

Super cool, and great how you included the little girl, it really shows off how big the bubble is =)

Trucks defocused in the background give it more depth. I think they're fine and this is a pretty perfect pic. Once again, GL!

Honestly, your eye is so focused on the girl and the bubble that you don't even notice the trucks in the background author. I didn't know they were there until you said it.

Congrats, it's a wonderful photo

HOLY COW!!!!! I Can't believe I got 1st!!!!! Never thought this day would EVER come!!!! Thank you to EVERYONE FOR ALL THE VOTES!!!! Not sure how involved I can be this week as I am getting married saturday but boy this sure was a great way to go into the weekend!!!! TY AGAIN TO EVERYONE!!! XOXOXO

Congrats very well done

Congrats MnM

Super, congrats = )

CONGRATS!!!

CONGOS

this is a very interesting concept.. hhmm.. I'll try this for sure..

very clever, and different.

awesome job---In my opinion, it would be neat without the hand in there.

is that a cig or something else? LOL I've tried this before blowing the smoke from my cig to the bubble but only got it once and it popped before I could snap the shot. LOL Great pic though!!!

I think I know who you are. How did you get the bubble to stay open like that? This is definitely unique! GL!

I think there may be some confusion here, which I guess is a good thing because it means I made it look real The bubble is not being filled with smoke, I blew the bubble first with smoke then caught it on the wand and held the cigarette under it and let the smoke rise up and over it.

@k5683 I tried cropping out the hand but it looked strange just having part of the cigarette in the frame, but thanks for the suggestion

giggle! so smart! wow! such a great image! such a bad habit! but such a really great image...

I like the hand, and the fact that the image is tall and narrow, it really works great! The light is almost perfect! another very impressive shot author!

Very creative thinking, and I like the hand in the shot.

You magician, no photographer!

ROFL @ cocor
great image author!

Ok really silly observation, I like the hand in this picture, the only thing I would do for next time is use hand lotion so that the skin around the nails doesn't look dry as it reflects the light more it seems. But other wise super awesome shot, very creative, and I wish I had thought of that.

Actually it's not that silly, I was trying to figure out what was off about the hands and thats it, thanks for pointing it out

Cool shot. Reminds me of my childood when my dad would do that for us kids - until he died from lung cancer

Well now kyricom, that's nice and cheery
I'm glad you like my photo, but I'm sorry to hear about your dad.

After doing this shot, and others like it in the past I wonder how people can willingly smoke cigarettes, I feel like I should bleach my mouth every time I'm done!

ummmmm... then do yourself and your family (present and future) a HUGE favor and quit. The smoke bubbles were cool, but I'd rather have my dad

Lol kyricom, I don't smoke! Never have, never will. I just use cigarettes as props once in a great while. One time I accidentally inhaled a bit of it and coughed my lungs out for the next half hour!

*phew* Glad to hear it. I thought you were smarter than that, glad to know it's true.

hmm....this is what i think exactly when i read finish the contest details ...what came to my mind is ... smoking and bubble combined together....and i didn't smoke so i am waiting for peoplpe to come up with this kind of entries ...WELL DONE!

CONGRATS!!!! THis is one picture I had to keep coming back to because it was so unique and just abssolutely wonderful!

Congrats, and glad you didn't think I was being silly = )

CONGRATS!! One of my fav's!

congrats

looks like a colorful dew drop

wonderful

great, one of my fav, great focus, great lights, awesome!

This is really beautiful! Love the contrast here.

Sharp..

Thanks for the wonderful comments!

Does it taste of lemon?...

lol! yes. it is a tall grass that is used as an herb. i use it in bread, on fish or chicken and in marinades. i was surprised the bubble did not pop, the grass is kind of harsh.

Cool shot. Nice exposure and colors. The bubble is a little too centered. Might crop just a bit off the right and the bottom

Thanks for the comment, i thought about the crop, but i like the repetitive x pattern in the blades and i believe the larger bit of negative space to the upper right helps balance things. the bubble sits a bit low and left, not really centered. I think it works with this image.

Awesome pic..

and it didn't pop yet! lovely image and contrast

really beautiful

GREAT MACRO! Love how it's laying on the back just takin a ride!

So sharp..

Thanks! He definitely gave it a ride! He chased every bubble made!

Great shot !....GL

Harsh and fragile. Great contrast between elements!

Great shot. Nice and sharp. I agree with cocor about the juxtaposition of the elements

I love this!

Something so simple yet beautiful. Well done.

nice