awesome shot! coulda been a mask entry, or a hat entry! either way, its a great shot. not like i'm suprised!

interesting story behind it! Good Luck

OMG!!!!! why must you be soooo far away! i'd love a course like that!!!!!! :grumbles: i'll see if i can't bribe my old photography teacher into giving me a few lessons.

damn. shoulda waited for your update. i'd have voted even higher the rose in the mouth is definitely a bonus good luck to you!!!

extra points just for the sponge bob pants. :giggle:

Congrats on your second place! sorry i've not been keeping up with congratulating the winners! :lol:

i think the rose itself (petals etc) could have used more lighting. the hand looks too stark compared to the rest of the composition. but it is an awesome concept, and i wish you luck.

awesome shot. man i love hdr! i'm seriously going to have to do some trials with the concept. anywhoooo... GL.

nice shot! i really like this one. the bending of the trees and all is quite... poetic. Good luck.

i think this could have been better if cropped down to really focus on the car. seems there is too much background and gets kinda..distracting.

achmed the terrorist!!!!! score! Silence.

I KILL YOU!!!! :lol: i love jeff dunham. and this shot is great. good luck

:O what a creative use of them crazy light toys from the circus! my kid had one that drove me nuts til the batteries ran out. amazing light show, but terrible pain when its bed time. :P

Great shot. and GL.

okay, so heres my thought. first off, looks like your subject definately doesn't belong. first off, the age of the people around him. secondly, the types of clothing the rest of the group is wearing. it may not be "sunday dress" :giggle: but it certainly is not casual def lepard style. i can see guys in dress shirts and suit jackets, girls in dresses, heels, etc. your guy is wearing a crazy smile, a rock t, and sporting the sarcastic smilie emot. think its pretty clear.

fabulous!!! i LOVE the colors.

hehehe. i love your screen savers.

Fabulous find! i LOVE this. i think i'd find myself writing or sketching in this area alot if it were close to me in anyway.

this is WONDERFUL! i love it.

hahaha i LOVE it. :adore: good capture!

well, photoMAN didn't disclose whether they were truly male or female. :P names can be misleading. like brokeback mountain. supposedly a cowboy movie, but it really wasn't. >.>

I like this one ALOT. was thinking... i really need to keep in mind what edits i "can" do. amazing job.

Spectacular! i'm lovin this one! soooo dramatic

ahhhhmazing shot. and what a cool place! i'd love to see that first hand.

:lol: nice def leppard shirt.
and dude definately stands out. the rest of the people are lookin at him like... dude..wtf are YOU doing in the picture.

:P nice shot!

did you use a soft filter here? amazing the vibrance in the eyes. almost unreal. heavily saturated just around the eyes, which shows almost a black eye look on your sister ...woulda been nice to see a high res. would have helped your votes.

just a little idea...maybe crop off some of the sides. both sides. get that distracting stuff out of the background. also, the flash blew out a weird light blur over your shoulder. maybe try reshooting this without so much of a flash and more natural lighting. you've got natural beauty. work with it.

okay. hi res ck time. you've left two distinct smudge marks on your neck. unsightly. you might wanna take off whatever editing you did because thats pretty evident.

jesus. 6 kids. and yet your portfolio only shows pictures of you. :P

anyway...nice idea.

this is amazing. lucky you to have found such a capture.

:lol: well, if i were the biker, which i've been lucky enough never to be caught in the rain like this when on a bike....i'd be cursing nature for planning such a downpour. kinda seems like nature did fight back. :P

her eyes are awesome! :O love the hair.

this is astounding.

IT IS like the pipes screen saver! :O funny funny! but wow...colorful!

LOLOLOLOL Henry "eye pecker" oTool. :lol: awesome chop. love this one!

congratulations on the new addition to your family and the shot is LOVELY. she isn't disproportionate. she's proportionate for 2 :lol: and you've a lovely wife.

yikes! the shoe before you changed it up was FABULOUS! i want that pair!!!!! *in love*
your changed up version is lovely as well. perfect for a lunch date with a podiatrist.

fabulous. almost breathtaking. i think the only thing i would have done differently would be to straighten the shot out a bit. :P but who am i kidding. i couldn't have done this! :P

wow. ghastly little farmer standing there. his legs have disappeared. AWESOME shot! i'm always amazed by your photography.

LOL for the humor on it, that alone deserves a comment.

fabulous lighting on this! i love the colors. *drool* and my favorite drink.

wow author!!! nice job with this one.

Congrats on your first place!

WOOOOHOOOO!! congrats on your first place entry!!! well deserved!

lol soooo knew this was you!

the colors are ahhhhhhmazing. nicely done.

and look at what a good eagle scout you were! all those badges.

i love the colors in this!!! awesome job!

amazing. your black and whites astound me!!

he does look like Cheech!!! :lol: OMG. :lol:

Such a great feel to this peice! your balloon turned out GREAT!!!