Overwhelmed
by jpochard

Comment:
Stone me, can I relate to this! With regards of enhancing your image by use of MB, I must say this is one of the best examples I've seen. Technically, I thought that the image of the model is a bit noisy / pixelated - a gentle wash with NeatIamge type things would have helped a little bit. And a bit of gentle editting (with a clone brush perhaps) around the chair might have helped smooth the border between the fore and background. But it conveys your idea so brilliantly. So, slightly flawed but still genius; 9.

Whisper
by Alecia

Comment:
Sorry, but i'm not overtly keen on the motion of the fingers ; looks like the girl is being gently slapped on the nose. This would in fact be a FANTASTIC picture if the hand were not there at all, and if this was not a motion blur-type challenge. It's a truly lovely picture, but sadly is not enhanced by MB. The black and white style here is totally suitable, and it looks really good. Any other challenge minus fingers, 9. Unfortunately here I can only offer 7.

Takin' Another Hit in the Sponge Toss
by kirbic

Comment:
Cute, but really I thought that the image is too big and the sponge is too small - a bit more of an aggressive crop and more focus in the lads face and the sponge might have made what's going on more immediately apparent and more involving for the viewer. It's a nice idea, but I personally do not think that in this case the picture is enhanced by the motion blur. The clarity of colours and the focus is largely top notch though, and it is a likeable image. 5.

A Nickels Dream
by insteps

Comment:
I can see what's going on, but i think there was just a bit too much exposure, and the spinning coin has no real definitionâ€Â¦ it does give the impression that the stationary coin is having a bit of a daydream (am I right?) but it just doesn't look right overallâ€Â¦ The background is too plain / black / without form as well. I like the concept though, and it does fit the challengeâ€Â¦ erm, 4.

Special Delivery
by neilmwilson

Comment:
You don't know how much I envy this shot - I tried and tried but could not et such a good definition on a moving image. Techinically, I don't think I can fault this - I would add that personal taste finds a white van a little uninteresting, and it's a pity you have lost the extreme back end. But overall I am thoroughly impressed. 9.

Racing down the highway
by pcody

Comment:
This had a good potential (two cars together is different and difficult) but it just looks too blurry. If you used a shorter exposure or panned a little bit as the vehicles went passed (like the people who did the VW and Mercedes) the cars might have had a little more definition, and I think the impression of speed would be improved. I still think it is a fine effort - the bold colours work well and it still fits the challenge. 5.

Baseball in Flight
by Coley

Comment:
hmm, either you are a very fast runner, or you are a bit of a dab hand with photoshop... It's reasonably convincing though i think it might be more so if you also applied a smidgeon of blur to the ball itself - it just looks like a too perfectly well-taken shot. Still the impression of motion blur is there, and I personallu think it's a well set-up shot. 8.

Crash in the night
by terje

Comment:
I do like this image - though I'm not sure if the road incident adds or detracts from the overall shot. In my humblest opinion, the action to which the title refers isn't prominent enough in the overall crop to make a striking impact - I wonder if the shot might not work better a little closer to the police van, and cropped so it's without the admittedly nice, blue sky. The impression of speed from the lights is a good touch - the world going on around the vehicles works well. A bit of noise reduction might have helped, though (as would editting out the yellow slodges of glare). I think it fits the challenge pretty well, and I think i'd like to award a 6.

All That Flutter
by paganini

Comment:
The thing about pictures like this (of which this is a fantastic example) is that it makes me want to go out and spend 800 quid on a top notch camera. This is excellent, easily falling within the remit of the challenge. Especially impressed with the movement; makes me think that it could cause a hurricane in Borneo. Nicely cropped too. 9.

Drive
by Spork99

Comment:
It's not really a criticism, but I might have liked to see a little less of the interior and a little more of what's going on outside. Maybe a zoom in and a little cropped from the bottom - a little less focus on the Focus, if you'll excuse the pun. I do like the contrast between the serene environment inside and the mad goings-on outside though... I think a 7.