Yeah..I'm a little disappointed too... I love the colors...love the movement and playfulness...but hate the dishonest voting Otherwise...would have gotten my vote

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This is gorgeous!!!! Wow... great job!

very pretty.

great photo, colors, movement. I actually like the fact that their heads are cut off as it leaves more to the imagination, and puts the focus into the actual energy itself.

this is beautiful! and has my vote!

i usually don't like blur but I think it's used well here. why crop the heads off though?

Jihan, the only critique I have is about the voting, which I hate to do on an image, but it seems like everything on this website, the critique message has morphed from it's original intent. Honestly, I think you aren't doing anything that EVERYONE ELSE in this contest is doing. It's obvious that this The Spot contest is really to see who takes the time and energy to bump their photos into the top 5, then let's Russell judge from there. I'm not begrudging that... it is what it is, and the folks up in the top 5 are the people who were smart enough to have figured that out and took advantage of the situation... Kudos to all in the Top 5 right now. My only request is that you pick WHICH image of yours you'd like in the top 5, and bump only one. It seems the most sportsman thing to do... given this situation. I think you have talent... and will get the recognition deserved... but please try to be just a bit more fair about it... peace, love, and chopsticks.

I'm not sure what I think about this shot... I like the contemporary.. no faces... abstract... movement going on...and LOVE the colors...but... I'm not sure what people are looking for in this competition exactly... Granted... yours seem a little more unique and creative than most of them... I just have seen similar shots to this one and several on here done..repeatedly... and don't understand what SETS THEM APART from the other ones that look almost the same... good stuff though... I guess I just wish there was more uniqueness throughout the entire competition... thats all.

Congratulations! I love the feeling of this shot.