It looks like a painting...

haahha ;P

Congrats on your first place...well done

NIce attempt author

With all do respect, i believed not everybody in this world got that "opportunity" to get good equipment like some people does. Nice captured on the moment, i know it is not easy with 600mm especially handheld.

Congrats for your first place, Lodd!

congrats

Author, I'm sure it is, but that's what photography is all about. Get good equipement and learn to use it.

A great catch, what a shame the quality isn't higher.

Happy lady but a little oof....

i know i was LOLing!

priceless...well timed shot, nicely done

Actually i got worried when i saw this snap...I guess the guy had crashed badly..

Well the snap is really nice and it is really risky to take such a snap...Cool.

Drove through Naples once on a bus, and nearly all the car had dents, it's not parking they have problems with, but driving.

Congrats Lodd!

Congrats for your third place, Lodd!

Amazing ! ... You have a nice toy (=> the D300 !)

nice

interesting shot, good use of levels for the colors and reflections here.

great idea..and lighting

mmm, looking down the length of the blade would have been kool......

beautiful capture...keep up the great work

great focus and clairity, excellent work!

like a fairytale

clever

Great moment, very well done. Did you try from another point of view??

Very nice lighting and perfect focus. Great photo.

excellent catch...........well done.

magical

wow is that shiney, you'd have to wear shades inside

except for sand....

You find a gravel beach more like paradise than say, a white, sandy Hawaiian beach?

An excellent take on the theme!

The color is what makes it for me. Well done.

Nice light & silhouette (even with crappy lens kit).

Very nice, Excellent effect.

a good silhouette.........well done, good luck.

Want a tissue to get some of that brown off your nose?

Just...perfect!Bravo....

No matter it's a ray or not, I should perhaps have hide the label of the laser. The background is also disturbing my vision of your picture (to close to the edge).

sorry, as good as it is, I have to agree.this is a beam, not a ray. Although, there is an argument, that in the early sci fi films, the weapons were called 'Ray Guns', and they were laser beams!!

well it is not a "glowing effect" a laser beam is a concentrated wave and a "ray" is only a part from the visible wavelenght. Anyhow...

Yeah I think I'd have to agree with Mekun.

Thats a glowing effect not a ray.

One of the best song titles. I can think of 3 different songs right now!

great contrast!

the smaller top of the head is a bit distracting and does nothing for the otherwise simple and beautiful look...maybe should have choosen a better angle or cropped it out

Nice close-up author : D

not bad