Knob
by quiche

Comment:
PAW - Interesting take on something most people would overlook as a picture subject. Nice DOF and intriguing reflection on the door. I like the angle and composition.

Week 2
by karmat

Comment:
PAW - Poor little cold, wet ducky maybe injured by a passing automobile. Maybe this is one of those that was in a huge container of ducky's that fell of a ship and ended up being found around the world and used by oceanographers to determine ocean currents. I like the desaturation of the grass. I think selecting and boosting the yellow saturation of the ducky would have enhanced this one.

This one is begging for a story.

Little Robbie didn't mind when mom gave him baths, since he played with Quackey while mom washed him. In fact, he liked Quackey so much he took him to bed and cuddled up to him, keeping him warm all night and sharing Robbies dreams. Robbie and Quackey were inseparable. One day when mom went in to Canton shopping Robbie brought him along to see the world. Robbie carried Quackey through Lowes, Costco and the grocery store. Robbie was proud to tell Quackey about all the interesting things they saw. When they left the last store Robbie put Quackey on the bumper and helped mom put the groceries in the trunk. Then they took off for home with Robbie eating Cheetos and talking to mom. They were almost home when Robbie noticed Quackey wasn't there. Then he remembered he had left Quackey on the bumper. Mom stopped and they looked but found Quackey was no longer there. Robbie talked mom into going back to the store and looking for Quackey, but he was nowhere to be found. Robbie was heartbroken and cried all the way home. Mom said she would get another rubber ducky, but Robbie wouldn't replace Quackey. After that Robbie never let mom go to the store without taking him, and he kept his eyes glued to the roadside all the way longing to find Quackey.

Week 2
by bauerfan71

Comment:
PAW - I'm going back and forth between these two. I think I like this better. I like the contrast between the barn's warm red and the cold colors of the rest of the shot. The blue in the sky does look a bit unnatural, but enhances the shot well. The B&W makes it look more stark and thus cold and raw. The tree line stands out on the color one more with the bare trunks against the green leaves or darker trunks if they aren't evergreens. I very much like the slope of the hill.

Red Knobbed Coot
by sulamk

Comment:
PAW - I guess that would be an old coot and a young coot. Very nicely composed. I especially like the reflecting reeds. As others said it would be much nicer if it was sharper, and maybe increased saturation. The border works well.

PaW 2009 Week 2: Waxing Gibbous
by marcbenton

Comment:
PAW - Very impressive, sharp, well exposed shot of the moon for a 75-300 zoom. I tried this before with my 18-200 and it didn't turn out well at all. I tried again tonight with similar results. I did it hand-held with stabilization turned on. A tripod would probably work better. Did you use fully manual exposure settings? It's hard to get good exposure with automatic. You may have gotten even a better shot with lower ISO.

Browns Additions Sanctuary
by jhess77

Comment:
PAW - Good capture. I like the texture on the clouds overhead. Adding to SandyP's comment I wonder if a narrow-beam 6v lantern flashlight shining up on the cross would make it look more glowing without being too obvious.

Week-1
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
PAW - Beautiful shot. They have similar jellyfish and lighting at the Birch Aquarium in San Diego, but it's hard to get a picture with the limited light. What ISO and shutter speed did you use? You got really good detail.

Busy Squirrel - Face Crop
by davidw

Comment:
Thanks for accommodating my request. It still looks good at this crop level and gives better detail. You had me fooled with the sky/snowbank also.

2.52 To work
by Melethia

Comment:
Very nice post-processing. Nice composition. The guy in front really stands out. I like how the rest of it fades to B&W. Was that how it was or the TotallyRad? You're up pretty late. (eta) I guess it's morning there now.

Message edited by author 2009-01-10 02:50:15.

Leafs and Flowers - Eternal Friendship.
by pedrobop

Comment:
I agree with the other comments. Also you could bring out more detail by increasing the contrast and using Unsharp Mask or Smart Sharpen (I see you have CS4). Otherwise you did very well with a point and shoot camera. I usually comment on shots that need major help, that I feel I can provide some constructive criticism or that really stand out and this one didn't do any of those to me. I gave you a 6.