Troll
by EBJones

Comment:
lol...very funny. :)

1, 2, 3... 10!
by klkitchens

Comment:
It took me a moment to get the 10 reference. But then again I am a little slow.

A like the diagonal composition and the use of reflection here. Great idea and well executed.

Boat ID: 27683
by JulietNN

Comment:
If we could actually SEE the numbers I might be convinced but as lovely as this shot is it doesn't meet the challenge in my opinion.

Into The Light
by acukur

Comment:
Very nice entry and I hope its not your last. You've learned a hard lesson but I am sure its not one you'll soon forget. I look forward to your future entries.

The eyes of the predator
by MattO

Comment:
This scored under 6? Incredible. I wouldn't say the voters are stupid. Just a lot of them...

Great sharp eyes. This fills the frame nicely. Not bad compositionally but not great either. Kinda hard to pose wildlife however :)

The colors are nice without being oversaturated.
You mention this shot in this thread:
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=822097

I can definitely see this in a wildlife magazine.

the Beginning and the End
by SherwinJames

Comment:
Really cool shot and one of my favorites. How was this lit though?

Nuances
by IreneM

Comment:
Wow. I wish I had seen this during editing. One of my favs in this challenge for sure. I guess you aren't just water splashes are you? (You know I am not serious right?!)

:)

from darkness rises a silent prayer
by dragonballzfsr

Comment:
Just to add to taterbug's comment: f/22 gives a lot of DOF but not sharpness. Your best sharpness comes about 2 stops from full. (Like about f/5 ish for this particular lens). There is an old saying "f/8 and be there" for photojournalism. The reason for f/8 is it is generally your sharpest aperture for most lenses.
You can use this site to calculate depth of field. For this particular shot you don't need a whole bunch of depth since you are only interesting in keeping the flower and the stem in focus. At five feet away with this lens, f/22 gives you 2.71 feet of good focus. f/5 gives you about 0.57 feet. (Just over six inches).

Hopefully this all makes sense...

I'd also second tater's comment about using a reflector on the one dark petal.

Take Me Away
by LMA128

Comment:

Originally posted by LadyTara: I give this 5, would've been 6 I think if she were centered.

I disagree. I don't think a centered composition would have worked with this. Perhaps cropping a bit off the left side maybe but not centered. Just my 2 cents though.

I would maybe try a vertical orientation as well. It would maybe give more of a feeling of upward movement. It would also make the subject and her balloons more prominent in the scene.

Message edited by author 2008-08-27 18:56:02.

How did that get in there?
by LiamD2005

Comment:
I personally like the idea but I'd have to say that its quite hard to execute. Yeah the focus is a little off but even if that was corrected it might be a tough sell. Moving the wrapper to a more prominent location in the scene would help I think as would removing the red items as suggested previously.

Different isn't a bad idea but don't be surprised if you get dinged for it. Also don't be surprised when people marvel at your ingenuity. :)