The Only Signs You Want to See...
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Comment by Wheeler1992:
nice photo...good capture of the confetti. Just courious what is so special about the time 2:18:35

The Only Signs You Want to See...
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Comment by joshua:
that's really cool. you are probably getting comments about how that isn't a road sign. screw those people. nice job

The Only Signs You Want to See...
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Comment by Lustre:
The confetti makes this photo - the colour is wonderful

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Comment by PTLParsons:
Must be the finish line of a race, or somewhere along telling you your time. Great show. Love the confettie in the air. Beautiful one. It's woth a 9

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Comment by ChrisW123:
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Comment by Gordon:
disney world marathon finish ? I wish I could get there at that sort of time! Great shot, lovely framing

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Comment by tomzinho:
a runner in the photo would have made it much more powerful

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Comment by Perico:
precious

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Comment by bil99:
Living in Orlando, I believe this was the marathon that went on at Disney right?

...off to Neverland
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Comment by Kavey:
Critique Club


Initial thoughts
Excellently captured � vivid colours and strong shapes.

Composition/ Content
The content is certainly exciting � reminds me of childhood (I have family living in Florida so we visited a number of times when I was a kid � and I�ve returned a few times as an adult too). The firework itself is just superb � perfectly round � perfectly captured � very strong graphical element. It�s position over the castle is excellent, as is the blue lighting on the castle itself.
My main criticism would be the slightly �messy� feel of the bottom edge of the image. I don�t know whether this would best be resolved by cropping more or less at the bottom � depends what else was there � but this crop doesn�t add anything to your shot. Cropping at the top is also slightly tight though doesn�t detract, in my mind.
I�d also prefer to see a larger image size to enable me to better see the detail in the castle itself.

Background
Nicely black (on my monitor anyway).

Camera Work - Technical
Light of castle and firework well captured.

Digital Processing - Technical
Seems fine � cropping is not ideal.

Fits The Challenge
Yes.

Your Opinion On The Photo
Has a WOW factor but the potential is not maximised. Am surprised it didn�t rank a little higher however.