Belt: Safety everyday
by Rino63

Comment:
Beautiful image. The detail is superb... sharp and clean. Great use of the shallow DOF without any of the subject suffering. One of my favourites in this challenge.

There is safety in her smile.
by CassieDoodle

Comment:
Absolutely beautiful photo. Nice use of a shallow DOF... her face is crystal clear and sharp. Well done... think this should do well.

the thimble collector
by krnodil

Comment:
Excellent use of the shallow DOF. The subject matter is clear and sharp, and the background brings some context without being a distraction.

I AM THE LIGHTHOUSE
by hotpasta

Comment:
Beautiful duotone. Hotpasta would be proud.

The border doesn't work for me though, and the foreground lacks enough detail IMO.

I love the clouds and the light radiating from the sun.

Not an easy shot to take given the basic editing restrictions, though you've done well with this.

Amish Buggy Safety
by dtremain

Comment:
Hahaha... Amish "pimp-my-ride". :)

I like this.. it made me smile.

But... as a photo - the cropped wheel on the left and the front of the horse cost this image several point... it's also a tad OOF and the sky is overexposed.

On a safe way home
by Giorgio

Comment:
Oh... THIS is a nice photo. I love the colours and the clouds... I'm a sucker for mice clouds. The lines are leading nicely to the person on the road, which forms the subject of the challenge (if not slightly shoehorned into the challenge). The balance of the composition is excellent. Well done.

Under Construction
by _Mindy_

Comment:
Subject is much too dark and the sky is far too over exposed. Might have been better to take this photo at a different time of the day.

... in Numbers
by klkitchens

Comment:
Brilliant. As I mentioned to another entry with this theme, I was considering doing this, but couldn't pull it off anywhere nearly as well as you've done here.

The colours are good, the tilt gives it a dynamic... an edge, which adds a risk to the safety theme... I like it.

Where the image suffers... the red line in the background is a tad distracting, and the reflection in the surface is an issue for me as it looks OOF or doubled up (sometimes get two reflections from a pain of glass... one on each surface).

Overall, you've done exceptionally well with this photo. Well done!

"There's Safety in Numbers"
by Lydia

Comment:
Had thought of doing something like this. I think you've done well with it. I think I'd have struggled to get anything nearly as good as this.

You'd Think a Ball would Roll
by kaiser_chief

Comment:
Congratuations Kai. First top 10. Have to say that I thought it was better than a few of those that finished above you.