The Memory of Stone
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Very nice range of tones, well metered.

Water Sculpture
by wayne9232

Comment:
Beautiful abstract! I really like this one. The patterns of grey extending from the left are very nice, and add depth and texture to the image. Nice.

Golf Ball
by STEINR

Comment:
Nice idea. I think this image could maybe have been improved by taking the golf ball off-center, including the shadow, and exposing the golf ball a bit better. The ball is overexposed, and the dimple texture is lost in on the sides and top.

Rain in the Apple Orchard
by Patzt

Comment:
Nice sharpness and interesting colour. Good DOF.

New to the World
by sylandrix

Comment:
I think this is a little too soft. Soft focus is great for humans in that it hides wrinkles and imperfectons but the nice thing about cats is the great texture in the fur. I think thi is missing here. Just my opinion..

Aria, 10 days old
by Robro

Comment:
Not bad, though this image is a bit flat in my opinion. Might wanna try cranking the contrast and perhaps playing with the colour channels to get a good range of grey tones.

Bad Hair Day
by Sonifo

Comment:
Nice contrast, good depth of focus. These are extrordinarily hard to photograph...

Black & white H2O
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
Nice idea. I like it, though I think it could benefit from some contrast enhancement and some unsharp mask. Also, the table appears to be tilted to the left. This might be the result of barrel distortion, though. Still, nicely done.

Lower Lance Cove LoRes.jpg
by orussell

Comment:
Let me say first off that you've got a good eye and this site definitely has possibilities.

The main issue I have with this photo is the time of day that it was shot. While it is possible to have a good landscape photo durning midday, here the harsh, direct light is preventing you from getting a good, dramatic range of tones. Most landscape shots are taken early in the morning or late in the afternoon when the light is a bit more dramatic and moody. As it stands the colours are a bit washed out, and not as rich as they would be in a more diffuse or lower light. The shed and the area behind it are in partial and full shadow, and I find this somewhat distracting.

Compositionally I think this might be improved slightly by either including a lot of the dock in the foreground, or none at at all. As it is, the dock is bright and it leads my eyes over to it, and yet it's cropped enough that I can't get a good look at it. Pulling back and including more, or moving the camera up and to the right and cropping it out would be better I think.

The partial reflection on the water is another slightly detracting aspect...A change of light and/or a the use of a polarizing filter would even this out somewhat.

Still, nice shot. Add some dramatic clouds in the background and you've got a winner. Do you live around here? If so, perhaps do a locational study and shoot it under a variety of times and weather conditions and see the differences that you can get in the shot. The spot is certainly worth it.

Sunrise Spectacular
by andrewlr

Comment:
Likewise Andrew, congrats. Great shot. Looking forward to seeing more of your stuff in the future. Cheers.