Winter Rose Poinsettia
by banmorn

Comment:
The lighting, while doing a good job of hiding the background, doesn't do much for the flowers themselves. I'm not an expert on lighting so I don't really have any helpful suggestions, but I think it needs something to add emphasis, maybe having one cluster of flowers brighter or darker than the rest to create a strong focal point to the image.

Santa's Choice
by RayEthier

Comment:
Good subject, a little busy in the composition. Is this in cmyk? The colors seem a little odd.

Opal Dreams
by OdysseyF22

Comment:
The composition is ok, but the blown highlights on the jewel and the compression artifacts or oversharpening (jagged lines on the ribbon) hurt this.

Merry Psycho X-mas
by buzzrock

Comment:
Interesting abstract, might be improved by having a more solid image of the subject (a tree?) and then have the light swirls surrounding that, rather than have the whole image full of the swirls (imho). This could be done by using the long exposure as you have, but leaving the camera still on the subject for a longer period of time or maybe even throwing some light on it at the end of the exposure.

Naughty or Nice!
by Sonifo

Comment:
Great idea and exposure. Composition might be strengthened if the lights were more at a diagonal (the straight horizontal and vertical lines could be improved by less rigid composition imho).

Trains
by cadbike

Comment:
I like the lighting (particularly the tree in the background). The composition is tight for my taste, I would've left more of the track underneath in the shot. Nice shot.

Christmas Cookies - 3 for £1.00 - Just Like Mum Used to Make!
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Nice composition and exposure. I like that the colors are more subdued (rather than vibrant).

Lionel Trains
by backslash

Comment:
Nice idea and capture. I'd have put some smoke fluid in to get some puffs from the engine though = )

New Day
by redmoon

Comment:
I'm surprised this rated so low. I like the focus = P It seems to get sharp right at and below the sunset -- almost looks as though a "lens baby" was used. Nice shot.

Message edited by author 2005-10-24 00:44:05.

Bountiful Harvest
by lyta

Comment:
Nice. The soft textures and color add to the fall atmosphere here. A shallower depth of field would work well here to de-emphasize the sharp and somewhat busy background elements.