Landscape with Nesting Swans
by nickyb

Comment:
A difficult scene to work with. As a photographer, I would want to 'get down' so it doesn't appear that I am standing over the subjects but I would also be conscious of the back ground, which has a great amount of interest in and of itself. I think you did it well, considering the limitations you must have been working with. Something in the editing feels a little off though - I'm not sure. It feels like guassian blur was added. Whatever it is, it removes the naturalness of the scene (for me). At any rate, I find the image interesting. Thanks! 6

Out there
by HarveyG

Comment:
A pretty scene though I am overwhelmed by the hyper-saturation.

Poorly Landscaped
by jaysonmc

Comment:
I'm not sure the black and white treatment serves this image well, though I really can't guess as to what color the grass or the fence may have been. The point of view is standard - I'm guessing an adult aiming slightly down. Maybe from a different point of view I would appreciate it more.

Reaching for the Sun
by Bensted

Comment:
Pretty colors but really nothing of interest for me to grab onto. I think I would appreciate it more if it was just the sky.

shelter
by posthumous

Comment:
I think just a slight curves adjustment would help this image - it would allow a little more light into it. There is an awful lot of stuff here but, being that it is all reduced to tones (by virtue of it being black and white) it is hard to make out just what is what, to separate the parts of the image from each other.

Moo's next
by skewsme

Comment:
I'm not sure if this is intended to be black and white but I think color would be an asset to the image.

wandering
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I think this could be a pretty scene if the spotty (vignette maybe?) blur wasn't so distracting. It is well balanced and composed. I think the editing also muddied the colors in some spots but not others.

make me a hollow reed
by sophiawood

Comment:
Pretty enough. Would be improved with some foreground of interest. 6

i feel optimistic today
by jmritz

Comment:
I really want to like this. The longer that I look the more that becomes apparent. But I don't think it is enough. It needs just a touch more depth to grab me at first look so that I don't just pass it by. Just a little touch more contrast and it would be perfect (for me) I think. 7

Bows and flows
by Pug-H

Comment:
Nice, well taken capture with optimal use of natural light. It could use just a touch of sharpening in the closer areas (I think a larger depth of field may have suited here), and just a little punch of saturation in the greens and reds to make the image 'pop.' 7