The Swing
by jboling

Comment by Meggie:
the background is a little distracting. great idea though ;-)

The Swing
by jboling

Comment by Kavey:
I do like the fact you have one of the swings in motion - definitely adds something. I think that the other swings are too obscured by the chains, perhaps a viewpoint just slightly to one side would improve this? I'd also prefer the tops of the A frames to show as they are almost in shot and such a strong shape that my eyes are lead up to where they would be - out of shot!
Kavey

The Swing
by jboling

Comment by decoteau:
I like the idea of the single swing moving.

The Swing
by jboling

Comment by justine:
Just think of the hours spent there....! Many. Nice colors, good composition. Score 7. Kee

The Swing
by jboling

Comment by razwan:
Perhaps some motion blur would have been nice - did you try it?

One Dark Night...Then A New Challenge
by jboling

Comment by Gracious:
This reminds me of the morning after Halloween in my neighborhood. The kids throw toilet paper on the trees, and spray shaving cream on doors along with eggs, etc. Obviously this isn't the case here though. Halloween is in October. Perhaps this was an act of disrespect towards an individual or familly since I see a house in the shadows of the trees. The night could have been a nightmare for someone and when the day broke they were relieved but challenged to clean it up. There seems to be a personal message here that is difficult for the casual observer to imagine...though I did give you my idea of what may have happened. Funny thing is usually my husband has to remind me NOT to read too much into things. In this case I must, or else I wouldn't really get it. You certainly captured the results of vandalism...the "NEW CHALLENGE" in your title? I'd say the challenge of cleaning up the mess. What I like best about this image is the trees... I love the greens of nature, and there is a nice variety of green here. In future pictures you may want to consider eliminating the distracting parts of the pictures...the parts that just don't add to it. Like the partial view of the car in the lower left...it's no BIG deal but it doesn't add anything to the photo. Hope my comments help. Grayce...aka...gracious

One Dark Night...Then A New Challenge
by jboling

Comment by psychephylax:
Amusing shot, but it does not relate to the challenge aside from the title making the connection. Also, a little fuzzy to me. Probably beneficial to run unsharp mask on it.

One Dark Night...Then A New Challenge
by jboling

Comment by HBunch:
Too funny. I think I would have liked a bit more of a closer look at this. Got a lot of space to the right of the photo where there is nothing happening. However, if you didn't want to stand in the middle of the road to take a picture, I completely understand. lol Good luck with the challenge.

One Dark Night...Then A New Challenge
by jboling

Comment by boyte1:
Man I have been here before.

One Dark Night...Then A New Challenge
by jboling

Comment by queen 91:
this shot brings back memories. ;-)