King_Mountain.jpg
by BAMartin

Comment:
Although you have probably heard it before the horizon needs to be straightened. I would crop some of the foreground not all. You have a wonderful image with a nice cloud formation to look at and some nice mountains. Good work.

Night on the Tital Basin
by BAMartin

Comment:
Great shot. I love the clouds in this. The horizon look a little unlevel but it doesn't take away from the photo. I thin it is beautiful with the colors and reflections. Everything works for me.

Federal Hall
by RulerZigzag

Comment:
I would say crop a little more off the right to get rid of the window and that part of the pole on the bottom. It is a good photo and in my opinion your best yet. This really looks good b/w and has a nice composition. I don't think it would look as goos straight. Good work Tony.

round.jpg
by asij

Comment:
I kinda find myself lost in this shot. I don't really know which way to look. I think there is just too much in this to really see what you are trying to show. I think it would be better if you cropped it like you suggested in the thread. I would be less busy.

troppum.jpg
by asij

Comment:
I like it. I think you could make it a lot better with some cropping. I would crop about half of the photo out. Half of the right I should say. The background is just too bright for me. The pov on the kid is excellent though. Try to crop it like I suggested then look at it. If you don't like it then fine. I think it would make a marvelous print if you done that. It would give a sense of lonliness. You have a good eye and frame your subject well.

Message edited by author 2005-04-01 11:43:16.

Leo
by tristalisk

Comment:
By far my favorite of the three you asked for comments on. The only thing I would change is to bump the green up a little in Photoshop to give it that extra punch. You have done a good job framing the subject and no big distractions in this one. Nice work.

Pride
by tristalisk

Comment:
A little to busy for my liking. It would probably of been too hard to get somewhere away from all the trees to photo the eagle. The tree leaves crossing in front of the bird are very distracting and there is one spot that looks blurry on the left side of the eagle from his tail. This is probably a twig. If you have Photoshop try to clone out that twig and it will greatly improve this. Maybe next time you get a chance to reshoot this then try to zoom in more and get the detail of the feathers. Maybe even get close enough to get just half of his body in the photo. You can even crop this one to do that.

Mandarin Ripples
by tristalisk

Comment:
Beautiful clear water. Nice work. Only two things I can see that you might can improve on is a faster shutter speed so the feathers aren't blurry. I also think this would look better if you would have used the rules of thirds on this shot. I agree with Jozi that the green leaf adds a nice punch to it.

Nighthawk
by Matthew

Comment:
Nice work. You have pulled out almost all of your faults in the comments sections. The light and the shadow. The man at the end could be a little better on focus. I didn't vote in this challenge but from what I see 71st place out of 249 is good. I have never placed that high. Anyway back to the shot. I noticed that a few commenters stated that this didn't portray boring to them. As I look at it I think of lonliness. It is a good shot with nice bright colors, perhaps too bright. But you have potential and good work on framing your subject here. I look forward to seeing more of your work as you progress.

Iron Works
by a1leyez0nm3

Comment:
I am making two passes on this Challenge. I will vote on your photo then return later(before voting is over) to comment on what I like and dislike about your shot. You can take the comments however you wish and I will try not to be mean. Just don't take it the wrong way.
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Nice idea. I just think you got a little too close. Good conversion and I like the shed in the background.