Country Mouse Catcher
by Doorskidder

Comment:
Very cute shot. nice capture with the tongue on the nose. Good expression in the eyes. I'd crop it closer to emphasise the important parts. I'd put the eye in the top right thirds position.

What are you looking at?
by deadbird

Comment:
Dahahaha. That's the funniest darn rooster I ever seen! Hilarious. The dynamic tilting of the horizon line really works well. It gives the sense that he's tilting his head to the side without it actually being tilted, which would look funny. It also adds to his confused look, like maybe your grabbing him by the legs and spinning him around or something! The red contrasts well with the blue sky and green grass. This shot would be perfect without the tractor or whatever that is. Marvelous capture. I'm hoping you get a ribbon (Roosters have in the past, so it seems likely...)

Dad's Ole Shoe
by fleenk

Comment:
Cool subject. never thought of doing that with my old shoes. The light seems a bit bright at the top, which is especially bad because that's where the interesting part of your subect was (the flowers). Other than that I find this shot appealing. Maybe you could have taken it and put it somewhere simpler like a grass field and shot it. I guarantee that if you took the boot and flowers and put them on a mirror with a reflection of nice clouds you'd get a pretty fanciful score! Cheers.

Alone in the Meadow
by lykofos

Comment:
Like the colors and the shadow across the flower. Think it might be a little to bright in the light areas and could use a little levels work. Good luck.

When the Pickin's Done
by dsidwell

Comment:
Wow. great photo. Nothing I can suggest to improve it...the border however...You should either add a normal border or feather it all the way in. As it is now, it looks messy with the feathering and the line. Still a 10 from me though, as I don't mark down for borders. I usually only add points for a really nice original border, which I think you were trying for, but it doesn't work for me. Luckily, you don't need that extra point anyway! Great job and good luck.

The grass grows greener...
by MarkS224

Comment:
in the wheelbarrow...? lol. Interesting subject. The colors are a bit dull and lack "pop."

Reverie
by Olyuzi

Comment:
Doesn't say "country life" to me, but I'm not one of those picky voters, so don't worry, just lettin you know...I like the DOF used to create the softness on the boats in the back and I absolutely love the name of the boat!

Garden Gate
by Everyday Renee

Comment:
I think you would have benefited by taking this shot at a different time of day when the sun wasn't so direct and harsh. The light is really overpowering the image and taking away from the subtle shades of greens that I know are there. In the right light they would dynamically play. Really nice compostion on this, although it may be a tad bit heavy on the right.

Stock Ramp
by Luckydog

Comment:
The colors seem oversaturated in this and the light in the sky is a bit harsh. Otherwise, it is an interesting shot with a lot of potential.

Serenity in the country!
by loz1

Comment:
I like the soft tones in this and I'd really like to know how this effect was achieved. Do you do wit with a lens on the camera or with some sort of photoshop post processing. I can make images look like this in PS, but all the ways I can do it well are illegal, so I can never submit anything. Let me know if you can. Oh, and don't worry, I'm not going to request a DQ or anything. I'm not one of those people :)