Baseball
by silverleaf

Comment:
Now that's a baseball! Love the texture!

Mount Fuji at Sunrise
by Pedro

Comment:
Spectacular! I love the separation of heaven and city! What an incredible image! (I'll look for you on the first page. =))

FarmScape - Just Before Sunset
by rwouthuis

Comment:
Very nice---despite the title.

Dressed for the Occaision?
by Skip

Comment:
This image is enjoyable on so many levels--love it!
(Have you thought about sending Mr. Warner a copy?)
Congrats on yet another success!

road warrior
by voboghuray

Comment:
I am so compelled to look at this image and try to understand the story of this man. One athletic leg, one mangled like a polio victim. The easy stride of the goats contrasts with the odd posture of the man. I am so in his world and yet don't feel as if I'm a voyeur at a freak show. The incidental people add interest, too. The couple in front of the furniture store sign, unaware. The gaze of the youth from the upper right, catching the photographer at work. 5 worlds at least--modern wealth (the couple), daily business (people upper left), the youth interested and outside of the situation, the goatherd with his goats, and the photographer. Interesting confluence!

Arizona Asphalt
by lynnesite

Comment:
Love the shapes in this image the snaky road and the rounded cactus. The colors are warm and oddly inviting to this hostile desert environment. The late-day light makes me strain to appreciate the textures and I just wish, for that reason, it were a bit brighter.

Bass Harbor Light
by Neil

Comment:
Wow! I look at this and think, "My mother would absolutely love that!" It is a favorite place to visit whenever I've been in Maine. The light and texture, the extrme angle of view, just wonderful how it all works together! Superb! (...and, thank you for sharing it.)

Splitting the D
by d95vette

Comment:
Hello from the Critique Club!

This image is very journalistic in its feeling--it documents a sports play in a way that might be appropriate for a newspaper. The yellow shirt of the girl demands attention and pulls the eye toward it. The girls from the opposing team serve to frame the subject. The limited depth of field makes no mistake of who/what the subject is. It appears to have been taken with a long-focal length lens, or so the compression would suggest.

The expression of concentration on the girls face brings an element of emotion to this image--it doesn't, however, appear to be the decisive moment. A half-second later when her foot inevitably connected with the ball her facial expression would possibly be more interesting.

I think the cut-off girl on the right detracts slightly--it would be nice to see a bit more or less of her. The ball sits tightly at the bottom of the frame--it would be a bit better, in my opinion, if it had a little room to move--perhaps a little field in front of it.

The red chairs compete with the bright yellow shirt for attention. (Even though this was a basic editing challenge, the red could have been desaturated some to lessen the effect.)

I think this image needs a little something more to hold the viewer's interest...the girl looking up past the defense, her foot in contact with the ball, a less cluttered background. You might try getting closer to the ground when taking these shots to avoid the clutter from the other side of the field. Though the long lens gets you close to your subject, it also draws the opposing team close to her which would be fine except, here, they have fairly passive body language. I feel one or all of these would improve the message of the photo.

Overall, a fine photo for the yearbook but a little rough around the edges.

I hope you find these comments helpful and not too harsh.
--Kadi

Gauntlet Victory Lap
by ShaneBlake

Comment:
Very fitting!
Nice way to call the game!
I hope we have a chance to play at something I can win next time...like Scrabble, perhaps.

CRW_0294 copy web.jpg
by ButterflySis

Comment:
Nicely seen, Jen!
Suprised to see the location...don't think I've been to that part of the lake in eons!