I used to live in Toronto, wonderful shot, thanks for bringing back the memory to that wonderful time I had there.

Well then this is a great opportunity for a reshoot! I love going back and redoing my old pictures now that I have better equipment and knowledge, to go back and correct the "mistakes" that you didn't know how to change is really cool. Actually now that I think about it, that would make a sweet contest!

Very nice, I especially like the contrast of the motion blur of the guy's face to sharp definition of his body. One suggestion though, I think this could be greatly improved if done in HDR so that the windows of the tower aren't blown out.

Love this shot, great DOF and tack sharp. I didn't know what lind of snake that was before Kyricom mentioned that it was a harmless Garter snake so you can be sure that I wouldn't have taken the risk! Gutsy for sure.

Nice shot!

Agree here w/ kyricom...although harmless, if you had no idea how to identify the snake, it's gutsy enough for me...I know people who would pass out from fear just being near a snake regardless of type. (Not me of course...we have a 5 foot Python named "Monty"!)

*snicker* That's a Garter Snake... they couldn't hurt you if they wanted to. But, if you were unaware of that and overcame your fear to get the shot... it was "gutsy." Congratulations for your bravery! (it's a nice shot, too)

A very nice shot, and gutsy for sure!

Amazing man !!!

Great shot

Nice shot of the stars... definitely at night

VERY cool... bummer about the wire

absolutely beautiful!!!

Great shot, how long was the exposure for this shot, I guess they are multiple lightning strikes. The purple colour is fantastic.

Wow...what a lucky capture, never quite saw one go in a circle before...nice

WOW!! JUST WOW, Author!!

The colors between them (green & brown) are just perfect to get my attention!

A simple color palette, I would like to paint it if you dont mind. XD

Great shot, what focal length was it shot at. Your Exit data will tell you.

And possibly get called for stalling, giving your opponent a referees penalty point

http://www.diyphotography.net/the-comprehensive-water-drop-photography-guide

This is a good site for info.

Good start.. keep it up.

ahhh ok, that would account for it being a bit soft. Still a great capture though. You also have a bit of motion blur on the drop itself, what was the power setting on your flash?

Nice photo

Are you using a dedicated macro lens or are you cropping down?

Ha ha - looks like he's poking out his tongue too :P

Fabulous!

high res is very nice. Great focus

It is a nice photo, but to use it as and example of calmness in Nature, I would have prefer ed a flower without blemishes.

If he came first is he struggling? Guess it doesn't matter, he's struggling to keep his tongue in his mouth

Congrats

Lovely detail, just a little too dark IMO

amazing

Very great shot! Love that you caught the lashes even though it is so close to the eye itself.

Oh my gosh! this is incredible! well done!!

I love how close up this is

This is what we call "close"

Much better, you now have an interesting photograph.

very impressive!

If you lighten this, a lot, so the background is virtually white and we can see the details in roof, and then chop the image in half, you will have a far more interesting photograph, IMO.

The front figure is really beautiful, but the ones in the background is just a little too light and not soft enough to really fade into the background.

wow!

This is an amazing close-up

Nice Job Congats on first place win

nice!

nice!

Congratulations for your fist place.

Congrats

game? or sport?

Great

Great colours and reflection!

Beautiful colours!

WOW Good shot!