Chili Balloon
by CapeSail

Comment:
The simplest improvment would be to increase contrast. I try to use a polarizer when shooting things against the sky whenever possible. I usually try to get the ground in the pics of balloons if they are close to the ground, to add interest. This balloon is so big that it is hard to get good composition for a photo of it.
Balloon Fiesta is a good time to find out if you have enough memory cards for your camera.

bird
by option

Comment:
Is this for real? In any case, well done. This one sticks out in the thumbs, and looks good this size too.

autumn lane
by bvlindalou

Comment:
I missed this one somehow earlier when looking in your portfolio. What a lovely view with all the fall colors. All the trees are bent the same way, by wind I assume.
I agree that the black border is a good choice.

park-life.jpg
by dewdodesign

Comment:
A content looking lesser sulphur crested 'too. The title ties in with the bench that he is perched on. It makes me wonder if he is wild or a pet.
Good use of depth of field, and good set up to get the background that far behind the subject.
The area in the image is just about right to show that the bird is in a park, and still keep the bird large enough to have good detail.
It makes images more interesting to have a little background posted in the photog's comments.

Light House
by cp5140

Comment:
What grand post processing! This looks just as it should look. It's almost too good.

I Think I Can! I think I Can!
by Someamateur

Comment:
Just using a polarizer would have made the colors much richer, the sky darker, and the haze much less in this image.
You may have tripped the shutter just a little too soon. I feel that the image would have more interest if more of the side of the engine was in it.
As you indicate, it's a "grab" shot, and not a thought out set up.
Flat black things like the front of the boiler are very tricky to expose so that you get any detail, because they suck up so much light that you have to overexpose everything else to get good detail in the black.
I see that many of the other comments key in on post processing, but the best thing is to get the image near right to start with when the shutter clicks. That takes experience, and will come if you keep using the camera, and thinking about how to best capture the moment that you want. I hope that I do not irritate you with honest comments. Keep clicking.

Patient Corella
by Someamateur

Comment:
First, a nice looking bare eyed cockatto! I hope it is your bird.
The depth of field is shallow in this image, and focus is actually about at the back of the beak. It is difficult at best to get this kind of shots in low light and have more DOF, partly because the subject usually is not completely still so you have to open the aperture to keep exposure time short. It is more difficult to focus in low light as well.
I find that manual focus works well for this kind of macro snapshots by getting the focus close, then moving the camera slightly in or out to put the focus exactly where I would like it sharpest.
Exposure is good. It is easy to overexpose white feathers on birds in a darker background, but I see that in this image that most of the image is feathers, so the normal metering should be good.
Keep shooting, and keep posting. Take good care of the bird if you're it's human.
My favorite 'too loved coffee, but it isn't good for them.

tea
by bucket

Comment:
A very real scene tightly connected to an imaginary world. A nice glimpse of a normally private time for children.
I see that the maid don't do windows : )

Republic
by bucket

Comment:
Great connection of the elements in this image. Good use of the desat as well to make the primary subject have more grip. Good choice of title to tie it all up into a tidy bundle so that you don't miss the point.

Hangover
by Jutilda

Comment:
The way you lined up with the foreground and primary subject in the corner gives this a refreshing touch.
The color is lovely too.
Berry nice!