Untitled
by Rissa

Comment:
Very nice composition. Given this is advanced editing, it might have been a more appealing photo if the grass in the foreground were even more golden/glowing. Also seem to be seeing a bit of USM halo around the tree. I do like the shadow cast by the tree as it works well on the grass. Thinking a bit of gaussian blur on the grass to tone down some of the detail may also enhance this photo. Very nice job good luck.

"Autumn's the mellow time." (William Allingham)
by obsidian

Comment:
The background here does not work at all. I think had this been presented as a silhouette, with the tree being stark black against such an eye searing wall of red, it would have worked much better. As it is, the mass of red color just works against the subject, making its surface appear washed out and lacking in detail. Good luck.

lonely berry tree
by PurpleFire

Comment:
Not a bad shot. Could use a bit more constrast and I would have tried to shoot so that the bit of branch in the upper right corner were out of frame. The curve of the ridge line is very pleasing as is the placement of the tree itself. Nice work.

ASH ENT (L.O.T.R)
by Kronus

Comment:
Very harsh lighting which produces some unappealing shadows. Very cluttered photo with no real subject as the crop has presented a mass of tree and leafs and other bits and pieces but no one thing to grab the eye. Overexposed, or nearly overexposed, blob of sky on the left is also a bit of a distraction. Good luck.

Between the Peaks
by jfwolpert

Comment:
Nice concept. One thing that hurts this photo is the 'peaks' being the same height as the tree and the fact that 80% of the shot is blue sky. Do not care for the glow around the tree. It appears unnatural because if that were backlighting from the sun, the faces of the hills would be more shadowed and the clouds would not have shadows on their bottoms. Anyway, would like to see this if it were shot from closer to the tree and from an angle that maximized the height of the surrounding hills. The sky does nothing here but minimize everything else so losing a very large part of it would be a good thing.

HOOPS
by Breeee123

Comment:
Great shot and a well deserved ribbon (should have placed 1st!)

Cross
by Tiberius

Comment:
Very cool shot. Love the grainy looking Bw processing. No complaints really, you really nailed it. 10.

In Shadow
by debitipton

Comment:
Nice portrait. Really good lighting. Might be even better if that just visible part of his shoulder were shadowed completely but still, very good work.

Ale time from days of old
by photomankc

Comment:
Little heavy on the neatimage but what a great rack. Err, I mean good job of putting her rack on the intersection. Damn it, I mean her rack. FACE. I mean face. Good job.

thinking of better times
by saintaugust

Comment:
I think he's a bit south of the intersection but whatever, this is a great shot.