My wife, our two boys and my wife's parents - and me.
by TrollMan

Comment:
Really nice relaxed shot.

Sentinel
by AllenP

Comment:
Great shot and interpretation of the challenge !

Congrats on your ribbon.

qui vive
by tnun

Comment:
Cute looking doggie and I quite like the stark high key aspects - but the clarity and resolution are unfortunately not quite there.

by whiteroom

Comment:
Maybe this should be called 'Just Chillin' because that's the feel it radiates. All the toys relaxing in the sun, not a care in the world.

Your images frequently carry a simple profundity about them - the feeling that they are so much more than a moment of whimsy, but rather the entrance to a whole story, leaving the viewer with a desire to know what is happening - or going to happen next; to learn something of the background or characters.

Always a delight.

by whiteroom

Comment:
Such terrific counterpoints in the two main characters - you could write a list of all the differences . .

Equus burchellii
by whiteroom

Comment:
That is such a terrific image . . .

kite festival
by whiteroom

Comment:
The processing and colours in this are excellent and the layering finishes it off.

Very nice.

San Clemente
by Melethia

Comment:
Excellent

Opposite directions
by Melethia

Comment:
Always love these observational shots of yours - they capture so much that could otherwise be overlooked.

One large character headed out of the shot to the left - five small ones exiting stage right.
One out for leisure - five carrying out the important task of surviving.
The surfer wanting the big waves in the background - the waders happy with the remains of the wave as it washes up the beach in the foreground.
Both sets in a hurry.
Both sets momentarily together in time and place for different reasons - vaguely aware of each other but more focussed on the task in hand.

Wisk
by Jutilda

Comment:
That's tremendous - the shape, the bokeh and the lack of external reference points mean that you would never guess it was something as small and everyday as a whisk in a kitchen.