Sydney 2010
by naomik

Comment:
Great shot of the bay. Right place right time.

V i g i l a n t
by ShaneBlake

Comment:
Anyone who votes this portrait below a 7 needs glasses. Yes it might be a captive bird but an essence of the American Eagle has been caught here and in the rain no less.

Action
by Stagolee

Comment:
Powerful shot. Freedom.

eventide
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Great use of the new 1200px and a crisp post processed image to maintain sharpness on the new wide submission format.

Reminiscing
by Kirito

Comment:
Whilst ubique's Elephant posterior recently garnered a Yellow Ribbon in a Free Study I believe this shot needs the Elephant face or side profile to hold attention and complement the moon and African veld/mountain range.

Enche
by tome

Comment:
The sad reality of Zoo's. 7

Riding the Storm Out
by cynthiann

Comment:
Very creative us of the distortion in an UWA lens to lead the eye to the encased drummer.

Just Another Saturday Night
by Ken

Comment:
Super image, with the right lines, colours and the obligatory star effect. Possibly quite hard to do considering the rotating nature of the light source. Did the longish exposure highlight a bit of camera shake or is the new 1200px size harder to post process crisp sharp images? (I had difficulty and reprocessed my own entry 3 times to get it where I wanted it sharpness wise versus how my 800px images are processed.) I'm noticing that the 1200px images appear softer than their 800px counterparts. And yes I have a decent IPS LCD to be able to see the image at it's best. 8.

Waiting for food, Port au Prince, Haiti
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Naturally I'm quite partial to emotive photojournalism from wars to famine, and this image has garnered a 7. Social commentary by photography is a powerful tool. I believe however the west has been desensitised to this type of image. The pleading "African" child. I know I am. I've witnessed it for over 30 years. From Nat Geo to CNN. The world is indeed a horrid place and the politicians running it into the ground should all trade places with her for a day, or a week. That doesn't mean one should stop highlighting cases of extreme poverty or natural disasters, even war. I hope that voters vote with their minds on this image and not their displeasure or uneasiness the sight gives them.

Back to the wind
by bogulo

Comment:
Amazing image in very harsh conditions. There should be extra points awarded for technical ability in harsh conditions...