I didn't make this mess. :(
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xEX-48RHCY

Entwined
by wildiris

Comment:
This is magnificent. I'm sad to say it didn't place higher. It reminds me of a Japanese cherry blossom painting. Utterly delightful.

The Leaf Eater
by vawendy

Comment:
Being that these are a plague (literally, they carry the plague out here) upon the land, I'm amazed to see one get top honors here. Not going to lie- something I'd never thought I'd see.
Well shot.
And as to their foliage eating- they do this with pretty much everything, picking up all manner of things and chomping upon it. The ones in more urban areas are EXTREMELY tame, to the extent that you could get close enough to achieve your FoV with a 50mm, but in the boonies, you'd need at least a 500mm lens. Strange little creatures.

Did they do all the same noises at the zoo? I can't imagine you got to hear all of them, as the tame ones are much less interesting in that regard.

crest
by FourPointX

Comment:
A total abstract?! No way!

This is interesting. It feels a bit cool so far as color goes. I'd like things to either be MORE abstract or LESS so. Point us at something to consider, or devolve it all even more. This is in the middle awkward ground here, for me, so far as abstract goes.

Canal view
by hajeka

Comment:
Don't ever expect to score well on a shot like this, but I appreciate it. Powerplants and landscapes are a perfect mix, if you ask me.
Thanks for the effort.

reflections
by Mona

Comment:
I'm okay with the coldness of this. Shame more don't appreciate "cold nature." Nicely done.

Natural Body of Water
by Dennisheckman

Comment:
I very much enjoy the gradation in the shadows. Very nice.

Bridge over the Big Sioux River
by Jules1x

Comment:
Regarding your other comment-
Scenes like this are tricky, as you have warmer late day light and cool shadows. If you warm things, you will overcook your oranges and reds (especially on the Nikon sensors I've experience with), but keeping them as is will look unnatural. The solution is to warm your shadows selectively or set for your shadows and cool your highlights. I would recommend warming your shadows as my experience has been that Nikon sensors have better leniency on the cool end, not the warm.

Nice reflections but not a particularly captivating scene.

By The Lake
by Asainz320

Comment:
I agree there is some weirdness with the color here. The top right of the bench is straight up purple, for instance, and everywhere else appears way saturated.
ETA: Weirdness with internet, my apologies.

Message edited by author 2013-11-20 03:40:45.

Predawn Serenity
by Cory

Comment:
I have a feeling this would've done better in Negative Space.

I think the "over pushed" HDR-ness of the sky is really due to the shutter duration, and separate from processing. Love the scene, but feel the downplayed water and notable sky would've been a good candidate for challenges other than body of water, which is minimized here.