Ducky Dinner
by NickBall

Comment:
Ewwww. Gross. But, love the blindfold. Very cute concept.

Tear shead over a broken grape (PS: look in tear for 3 light sources)
by millsa

Comment:
I see the light sources, but where's the shed tear? Terrific composition.

Team Effort
by KiwiChris

Comment:
The water part is great!

Dirk Duckie - The Grapest Maverick in Texas
by L1

Comment:
Unless this is a new game called Water-Basketball........... Oops, I guess he is sweating water.

Mickey Blue Eyes
by flip89

Comment:
Nice job on capturing the bubbles and foam. I can feel the "popping quality" of different sections.

Easter
by David.C

Comment:
Water isn't apparent enough (if present at all), although it might be in tiny droplets throughout the grass. Otherwise, I like the swirl of the grasses. Ducky could be have been tilted a little more forward. I'm nitpicking because I do like the picture so much (hated to see it fall short.)

Ducky you light up my life!!!
by Heavy

Comment:
This one is hysterical - You should get a special ribbon just for reading the rules! Even the second form of water shows your attention to detail.

Splat
by Wangsack

Comment:
Hi, Frank - saw your forum comments, so took a "ride" over to your portfolio. I looked at all of them, but would like to comment on 3 of them in particular. They are Splat, the Silver Garbed Ones (either rock stars or ice skaters is my guess), and the Kiwi Kitchen Table.

Each one of them has a special quality that drew me to them. The water-spout effects on the kiwi''s and the splash of the egg-splat were riveting. The Silver outfits reminded me of one of the Olympic Opening Ceremonies (when in Europe - the ultra sheek types.)

But on each of them, there is a blur or indistinctness somewhere in the subject area. I'm not technical, and cannot offer any concrete advice. Others may have found themselves in the odd position of liking your work a lot, but not wanting to be discouraging.

I will take that risk, because I think you have the potential for taking some spectacularly high-impact photos. But, that (whatever it is) thing that bothers me in these pix may be troubling others too.

Frank, I think you could easily become a very successful and sought-after photographer. Swallow any pride that might be an obstacle and take a class, humble yourself before harsh professional critics, and talk to everyone you know. But, find out what that one little change is that your pix need; fix that; and hang out your shingle.

Kathy

Riverside Jam Session
by sfboatright

Comment:
This is where a picture is "worth a thousand Sounds!" Silhouetting the mellow richness of the players' image invokes the mellow, rich sounds one imagines that they are sending out over the water.

I believe this is the best submission of yours to date. Kathy

Rose drops
by grahamp

Comment:
If cropped just above the crease in the large petal, a small area of shadow accentuates the light blueness of all the larger petals, while supporting the lightness of the tighter bud area. Lovely picture.