I still think that this picture is better than than the ribbon winners. The angle, the colors, your technique.....it all makes for a great photo. This one is going into my favorites.
Congrats on the coveted "green" ribbon. :) I am disappointed I did not comment on it during the challenge after I finished voting, but I felt this was the overall "best". It is technically superior to almost all others, it has a great perspective and your method of using zoom gives you complete control yet it is simple and very creative. No luck involved here. Kudos to you for a great shot.
this is a great shot! reminds me of the old "special" animation that would come up before a charlie brown special on tv. i suck at this technique....you've mastered it.
There are a number of zooming shots in the challenge, but this is the only one (so far) that is really working for me. I think it's the subject ... neon lights can be a little disorienting, so it's not as unnatural to see this effect with them, I think. Great job! 8
Very good example of zoom blur. The colours of the neon make this shot. The red,green,yellow,red streaks above Joe's is the only element I find distracting. Not much you can do other than re-compose I guess. Otherwise a great shot. One of my top picks. Good luck. :)
Excellent shot! Zoom blur is perfect for this type of colorful subject - the neon and zoom work together to give the impression of fast-paced city lights.
This is an astoundingly good image - the clarity is unlike anything i've really ever seen before - I want your camera! I so would like to know how you did this! The E in Joes is especially super! Technically it can't be faulted - and for sheer woomph factor it easily get's a 10.