Wading
by Hipychik

Comment:
A good crop, and a good job recreating the bright glare without losing detail in the water.

Any port in a storm #2
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
I think I like this version the best, with the gritty drabness of urban decay offset by the bright fragments of tile recalling a more genteel past.

Week 2: Woodland Shore
by Neil

Comment:
So how long did that spotlight effect on the stump last, and how long did you have to wait for it? Beautiful naturally-occuring still life.

Highland Lighthouse (APAW-3)
by PGerst

Comment:

Originally posted by cgino: Aren't you a brave sole to clone out that fence, I know how much work it is to do that and it is so much nicer without it!

No kidding -- excellent job! I also prefer the color version, but that might depend on the viewing context -- the B&W is also a fine image, and there are many times when that would be the more appropriate version.

I think I've actually seen this lighthouse, though it would have been almost 30 years ago.

Sunset Fishing Boat (APAW-2)
by PGerst

Comment:
Very pretty -- I guess I like silhouettes taken against vibrant colors, and this is just about the amount I would push the saturation also ... :-)

Sunset Fishing Boat (APAW-2bw)
by PGerst

Comment:
Nice luminous quality to the water. I think I like the color version better, but I might feel differently on a different day ...

I think it's fine to have the horizon near the middle if you have important detail both above and below, as here.

Week 3: Heading Home At Sundown
by lynnesite

Comment:
Well, 1/180 doesn't seem so "slow" to me, but whatever -- it certainly works well here. I like the white-on-white isolating the subject, along with the limited focus. Very nice portrait.

Monster-Trucks-055.jpg
by cryan

Comment:
I'm not a big fan of this hobby myself, but I appreciate the engineering ingenuity which goes into the creation of these machines.

For all that, this is a fine action shot, and one which shows off their power and grace and "athletic ability" rather than one mauling (crawling over) another, as I see so often in the TV ads for these events. Nice work!

Oh yeah, I love the juxtaposition of the monster trucks in the foreground with the "baby trucks" (golf carts) in the back.

Message edited by author 2009-01-25 12:35:55.

Sorrento-008-pp3.jpg
by jomari

Comment:
Of the three versions, I think I like this one the best -- I can really imagine being there myself and hearing the birds fly past.

Week 1
by joynim

Comment:
Excellent action shot -- the players really show the tension of the moment.