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by jdannels

Comment:
This is nice! It must have been pretty hazy over the mountains for the moon to not overpower the whole scene with it's brightness. This is all nice and sharp. It took me a minute to figure out that there is a plateau below you in this. At first I thought that it was just a rock that you were standing on, then I saw the details like the three posts on it,.

Egrets
by PennyStreet

Comment:
The texture of the rocks give this one some texture to look at. I like the reflections of the birds in the water in this.

A Ray of Sunshine
by Luci11e

Comment:
Hi Lorie! I am not sure what went wrong with this in the voting, but I would have given it at least a 5.5 or so. I have found that keeping the subject very simple helps with scoring here at DPC. That may have been the situation with this one.

After the Hurricane
by vawendy

Comment:
The hot color works for the DPC voters I see. I like this too, for composition as well as the strong color. Congrats on your new ribbon!

Holyoke, MA
by PennyStreet

Comment:
What an interesting mix of stuff. This image certainly has an energy related theme. The pipeline in the foreground, all the power wires, the greenhouse, the solar water heater, the little energy efficient car and the Texaco sign are all connected with energy.

abandoned
by retake

Comment:
At first, I wondered about the "straight on" POV, then realized that it was the best angle for the theme. It's a nice take on something that is a universal kids thing that we never seem to make much fuss over.

car shammy
by retake

Comment:
It's cool how shooting macro can make ordinary objects look so different from what we would normally see.
Strong side light to get shadows might give this little scene more bite. The even lighting tends to "flatten out" the subject. The shadows from side lighting could boost the perception of depth and texture.

Sunset at Buchanna
by Luci11e

Comment:
I shoot a lot of sunset scenes like this one, and have found that the sky will often reward you with a magic color burst if you can stay and keep shooting until the light is almost completely gone. The light along the horizon gets redder and the sky gets bluer until about 20 minutes after the actual "sunset" moment.
I like the layers in this. It's dock, water, dock, land, sky.

Osprey's Evening part II
by vawendy

Comment:
This is a marvelous outdoor scene. It has four of my favorite subjects, bird, water, tree, and sunset sky. Everything came together for this one, and you were ready with the right lens and settings. It's a thrill to me to watch through the viewfinder and anticipate "the moment" when a scene like this is developing.

zoom zoom
by retake

Comment:
This looks like a very nice street for a walk. In the photo, if the girls had been closer, they would dominate the image, and further away, they would not be significant in the image. They add a lot of life to an otherwise ordinary scene without overwhelming the image.