Listen - It's realy in there!
by siggi

Comment:
Too much neat-image for my tastes. Your lighting is fantastic, but the plastic feel really turns me off this.

Daddy's Whiskers
by elru21

Comment:
This is very similar to my shot, only you took a different direction with the "touch" aspect. My favorite shot of this challenge. Great minds think alike :)

The Mower
by mrorange002

Comment:
This was my favorite shot of the challenge. I'm absolutely stunned it finished this low. Great shot!

Grandpa's Watch
by LittleGreenKat

Comment:
wish this was larger... my only complaint.

Bang! -- Sore Loser
by graphicfunk

Comment:
I definitely had this one pegged as a ribbon winner. I loved the originality. Great shot. Great job.

Bullseye?
by Artyste

Comment:
Ok.. for everyone that was wondering.. I DIDN'T CHEAT.. exactly.

I wasn't throwing the dart at the dartboard, but instead, was dropping it ON to the dart-board. However, it wasn't an easy shot to do still, and I have a couple of outtakes to show you.



This is an outtake of the shot I submitted... showing a slightly weaker compositional shot.



This is an outtake from when I *DID* capture the dart after it was thrown (by my roomate). However, because of the background on this one, (plus the other dart), I chose to re-do the shots the way I did them instead.

Anyway, so I did capture the dart *in* mid-flight.. there were no strings.. I didn't balance it on anything, no tricks. It was moving toward the dart board, and I took over 200 shots to freeze it where I did, and finally get what I wanted.

Thank you to everyone that made this my highest placing entry, that gave me the highest rated shot for my camera, and generally made me feel really good :)

The Perfect Goal
by andrim

Comment:
You seriously deserved a *MUCH* higher placing. I had you pegged for a ribbon. This is a wonderful shot and I'm including it as a favorite. I *LOVE* the spin on the ball!

Jump Kick
by stupidcat

Comment:
The portrait style really doesn't work for this shot IMO.. and the subject is far too dark. Also, the composition hurts because of the trees.
You've certainly stopped the motion well enough though.

The Block
by kkd01

Comment:
This is a really well-timed capture.. good job. I think it could use a little more cropping at the top, and wish the spiker's right foot wasn't cut off, but minor details.

2nd step: Hit the ball !!!
by dani1989

Comment:
Sorry to say, but I think the guy's baseball cap turns this photo from a decent shot, into a seriously amateur snapshot.