September - Escape Artist
by Budya

Comment:
Yep, the lighting sure makes this one shine. Another great find. Thanks for coming along on our little walkabout!

September - Windblown
by Budya

Comment:
Nice simple subject. I would have liked it better if the oof leaf behind the main in focus one wasn't there. I do like the bokeh effect however.

September - Daisy
by Budya

Comment:
Great angle ... amazing what you can see from way down low. Love the deep blue sky and your exposure was spot on for the difficult lighting; really brings out the petals.

September - Change of Seasons
by Budya

Comment:
Beautiful use of negative space, and a nicely seen background. Almost looks like the leaf is floating in space. Well seen, and nicely composed!

Idle Swing
by wickee_one

Comment:
This is a haunting image that you can look at for a long while. Nicely done. Thanks for joining us on our walkabout!

Witches Fingers
by wickee_one

Comment:
Nice contrast between the bright blue sky and deep green leaves, amid those creepy witch fingers!

First Reflections of Fall
by wickee_one

Comment:
Nice colors and reflections. I really like the line of grass along the farther shore. A tad dark ... could be that your meter was fooled by the bright sky into thinking there was more light than there was.

Next time, maybe try locking the exposure down by pointing the camera at the water (dark area), then recomposing and taking the picture. (Most cameras let you do this by pressing shutter half way down while pointing at the area you want to expose, then keeping it depressed as you move the camera to recompose your image before pressing the shutter the rest of the way down).

Water Wheel
by wickee_one

Comment:
Nice juxtaposition of the manmade and the natural, well composed. I particularly like the contrast of the red white and blue with the natural surroundings, and then you have the wheel slowly turning to rust and melding from the manmade to the natural. Neat subject.

Bird-1.jpg
by daboardergirl

Comment:
good action shot ... you've got to take those from where you are when they happen. If you had a chance to set it up, would have been nice shot from farther on the left with a longer lens. These are great subjects to just sit for a while and wait for the pictures to come to you. Hey, maybe that's a new challenge. A sitabout!

Bird-7.jpg
by daboardergirl

Comment:
I'd agree that this is my favorite of the series as well ... the barn in the distance adds some context, and the solitary crane in the foreground makes a nice subject contrasted against the other cranes in the middle ground. Nicely composed. How nice to see this at the end of your driveway!