well done

would have been better if jsut the vests and oars had colour.

Would've wished it was a blue or green eye so more color was evident, But very clear shot I like it

Lovely

neat

Great Shot

It's kind of subtle.

Beautiful

there is definately a fault here, and I agree with Jawsh, it looks like a focus problem. To the right of the bridge, along the top of the wall, there is a difference in wall height and focus!

That was the only way I could tell. It's barely noticeable in high res but it's on the bridge. It's more to the right of the bridge where your two images connect. You can tell because the image to the left is just slightly a different focus from the one on the right.

Great!

I think your stitching on the bridge needs just a little bit of touching up but nice image. I'll hold my vote.

Congrats for your second place, Barracuda!

If you could bring out more texture in the dark stones, it would be so much better IMO

Excellent composition

Poor teddy!

You are absolutely correct Locksmagic... these are kite surfers..... we have them here. Very popular in my area.

Locksmith, I totally agree, but other similar images had been removed, I see they have now been re-instated.
Always nice to see common sense prevail.

Sorry friiskiwi but I believe your mistaken on this one, windsurfing is when the sail is connected to the board like a sailboat. This is a shot of kite boarding or kite surfing depending on where your from.

Check this out for more info. www.kiteboardingaustralia.com.au

Oh BTW nice shot Author

Great shot, but you will have it removed, these are not considered Kites, but windsurfers. I speak from experience.

Congratulations for 2nd

Well done !

Very well done nice looking design, and detail

That's a pretty funny shot. It does look like he's dancing.

Magnificent shot! I've tried to get pictures of bees but they never sit still.

Excellent work author!

ha ha, jeaniblog, that's what I thought too---it's dancing.

It’s a pretty nice design and some good work, even tho you have a shadow the back wheel still looks to be floating….. infinity curve?

A dancing bee, whatever next!

I love the contrast in this one.

awesome!

Pretty colours..

the reflection and shadows are very real, only from the fist wheel missing some darkness.

Cool..

Where'd you get a picture of my brother-in-law?

Heaps better..

awesome makeup job!!! and i think the one thing that hurts this shot is the flash. maybe messing about with the curves and such will help that... Locks has some great pointers!
Good Luck!

Fantastic detail, great bike design, great work.

I agree Author and I kind of assumed that was the case here,but on the same token a great subject that isn't properly composed can break the photo. But you could crop out most of the background, play with the curves a bit, and then the channels and it would make this entry really nice. The only reason I criticized it at all is that I know who you are and I know that you can do better than this. If nobody calls you out on what you do wrong then you'll never get better. All that being said I also think this is pretty cool, just trying to make you strive to be better.

Very nice job with the makeup, but the shot leaves a bit to be desired.

Scary!

Congrats, beautiful shot

And also congrats for your third place!

Congrats for your first place, Barracuda!
Such a great shot!

Lovely

Great find! It DOES look like one.

Good work!!

Good work!!