very creative and well thought out nice reflections. great job

Congrats

Nice Job Congrats

This is a great black and white and awesome effect with the ghosting.

Because a lot of the new coins (like the nickel) don't have them in profile. They are looking right at you

congratulations on the victory

Definitely much better

Excellent lighting! Love it!

dope

So mossy...fog or smoke isn't fog or smoke because it's not just water (H2O) vapor? As a firefighter and smoker...I happen to know that fog, smog and smoke are normally made of several hundred products of combustion, no matter what the source...does it sincerely matter? Does it warrant such a response? IMHO, NO! The effect is the same...as a matter of fact the Author never claimed these bubbles were 'full of fog' but rather 'smoke'....smoke is a by-product of combustion, containing from 10's to 100's of different chemicals depending on the temperature of the chemical and physical reaction...

That's because fog machines work by burning small amounts of a chemical in short, pulsed, bursts to produce the "fog." It's not just water vapor like real fog...

interesting effect, but honestly, it really does not work for me here...would have preferred to see a nice crisp image...

Nice... almost looks like there's a fish-eye effect. Or is that my old eyes?

Nice. Couldn't do that with the new coins though.

Glad you did... I am a fan of HDR but you got a higher vote without it here.

Don't know who the author is, but I feel the HDR has been overdone on what is probably an amazing shot. The sky is just too muddy, IMO

cool effect

Appears to be a dry water ride, not an actual roller coaster, but neat effect anyway

Interesting shot. How was it done?

Very nice!

Cool. My dad used to make smoke bubbles for us (before he died of lung cancer)

A beautifl effect. You are doing some great HDR

Primo!

B.E.A.U.T.I.M.O.U.S!

Did you use HDR? There is a bit of a halo around the palm fronds

almost looks like some undersea creature

love the focus on the tips of the plant/flower great depth of field and use of bokeh..would love to see a shot of it in color.

great fine, and nice composition too

great

goood choice

Attractive and different, good luck

don't know if you have changed it, or if it's my screen, but it looks better now.

Duckweed, the green stuff this pelican is swimming in makes for a wonderful emerald colour backdrop for this fine subject. (if you have an aquarium with gold fish, duckweed is also a wonderful fresh fond source they will gobble down and grow bigger from).
I really like the diagonal line your subject leads in from as it parts the weed moving closer. It seems to add to the feeling of motion.
Good Job!

I like the contrast, but the lines and angles really make this shot...well done on the crop and composition author. In a contest with so many entries it's difficult to get a shot that stands out. Wonderful work author.

That's very interesting!

very cool, like it

interesting picture... great composition and lighting. well done, thanks for sharing

I like the leading lines to the shiny circles.. lighting is great, enhances the objects very nicely... well done thanks for sharing

nice work

good shot, I like composition

really beautiful photo

Wonderful photo

Lovely photo, perhaps just a little too light.

Lovely

nice shot - great colour and composition

great image. love this as a b/w photo, love the placement of the tree how it leans into the pic bring ur eye with it. nicely done

love the palm tree guarding the coast of florida shore line. good use of the rule of thirds, good exposure, and focus. well done thanks for sharing

great sharp focus, love the lines of the flamingo. good exposure and use of bokeh thanks for sharing

not much contrast for a b/w photo, would love to see it in color. nice sharp focus on the birds body. nice photo thanks for sharing

great color, exposure and use of rule of thirds... nice shot