it doesn't make it any the less a good shot..........the idea is also to vote on the shot for it's merits, not just whether it is OT or not!!

looks more like lens flare than light rays...........imo.

agreed......

and the red mark in top right corner?

excellent catch............

haven't we seen this before......?

good catch. there are people who will try all there life to shoot lightning and never manage it, you done good!

I did, and it is....lol

good shot, but it might have been better, due to the title, if it were shot in a darker environment...imo

agree, a little too soft.

agree with the lighting comment.

very short dof here, but I like the idea.....

is this a digital print from the film shot?

Lodd, no disrespect my friend, but this is an amazing macro shot, and if you can improve on the focus, I'd like to see it.

wow, superb capture.......crystal clear......well done.

very noisy shot. good capture though.

an excellent take on the theme, something different. well done.

nice idea, but it is a little blown, and the focus could be better

agreed.........

mmm, this still lens flare!

Life shots like this deserve a better place than this contest.......imo..........good luck!

good, but it should have been a shower curtain......!

out of curiosity, what context was this shot in, it looks like a movie still!!

nice capture, but seems to be more about the distant view than the rocks.

interesting rock, but I think you might have been able to compose the shot better so it did not include the lamp post or the green kiosk thing in the background

a good capture, pity the left forground is blown, are you able to alter the levels.

sorry author, this is just a little oof.

nice composition...........well done.

and strange colors!

two shots with the same name give your identity away...........

two shots with the same name give your identity away...........

no disrespect, but if these ar eon your family's private land, you could have got a better shot of them. They are somewhat swamped by the cliff above them, and the material in the foreground....imo......

the string hanging the button does this no favours at all. if it were not visible, you might have had a case, but not this time...imo

mmm..........two schools of thought here........one, the telescope is needed for the title, two it really doesn't fit in the shot!.......

A Bird of Paradise at sunset............nice!

look above the centre cloud, they are there........

mmm, light rays, or lens flare...........there is a difference! I like the shot though.

Not light rays, this is lens flare. There is a difference.

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!!

there are a number of shots like this in the contest....this is lens flare, not rays........

I used to use one of these many moons ago............this is a classic composition of a classic piece of equipment.....good luck.

no driver!.........

Terrific rock. Focus is off, and contrast needs a little work. imo

yes, much better............well done. It now sets them off beautifully.

I am using my imagination, and it is going to get me into trouble............

I'm sorry, slap me if you will, but I am not convinced of this.............all that work to make the hair look right, and you muck up the nose and eyes.......

I am in awe of some of the entries in this contest, and this is one of them............such skill you have.

I can see your thinking here author, but at around 3,500 dollars a time, this chair does not really portray it. This guy probably has a BMW parked in a side street somewhere..........also, he is wearing Nike trainers, and decent clothing......he really does not shout destitution to me........imo.

sorry author I have to agree.............while it is okay to have a background, this one is too distinctive to be within th ebounds of the guide for the contest. A nice shot though!

I am assuming that the focus on this is deliberate author, although, imo, it is a little too much out of focus.