drama queen
by jmritz

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: I really like blurry people pictures so this one was always going to push a button for me. I like this image, especially the neck and the 'Picasso-esque' relationship of the nose to the rest of the face.

Critical stuff: This is a bold image and I would've perhaps liked to have seen a slightly bolder treatment - a bit more contrast to make that back lighting stand out a little more (?)

Overall: Very nice though - a bit of a treat to find in a FS.

Have you found anything yet?
by william88

Comment:
Very well executed (and not a bird feeder in sight!).

Great stuff.

Imminent
by Neat

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: I really like this, it jumped right out at me - the coloration, the smoothness of the sand, the dark blacks, the coloration. All of the above pushes my buttons.

Critical stuff: Nothing really.

Overall: Right up my street - great image.

Morning Reflections
by tehben

Comment:
Mountainous landscape images normally leave me a little cold but this one with the added interest of the cinematographer is excellent. I have a small issue with the haloing around the supports but other than that, this is a great shot.

England toying with Australia
by millsa

Comment:
I think these tilt / shift images can be a little cliched - but you've picked such a great subject for it; it works perfectly.

And of course there are enough Australians here for this to be particularly welcome!! ;-)

Winter Wonderland
by ThingFish

Comment:
This is certainly a pretty scene and the colour gradient in the sky is tremendous. Personally though, this looks like you've been a bit heavy with the sharpening to me (something I'm prone to do myself) - I think this delicate scene would better suit a smooth rather than crisp treatment. This appearance is particularly prominent in the lower left foreground foliage which is also quite bright and thus accentuates the over-sharpened look.

Perhaps it is jpeg artifaction, if I look in the upper branches of the tree I can see a cross-hatch pattern...

Overall, clearly a beautiful scene with outstanding colour handling but for me, the sharpening / compression combination takes the shine off it.

Winter Wonderland
by cowtownmom

Comment:
This is certainly a very pretty tree and your choice of exposure shows it off to very good effect. The symmetrical composition certainly works buts I'm not sure it makes for the most interesting picture you could have got from this scene.

It is like you have bowed to the needs of the scene rather than manipulating the scene (through the photographic choices you make) to your own artistic intent.

Your comments help with that though - you have said you wanted to capture the efforts people go to - in that regard a straight-up presentation of the tree certainly remains true to that aim.

Very nicely executed image.

"Lucky" Lloyd
by tanguera

Comment:
This is a great image - works well as much for what is hidden as much as what is shown.

"Dashing Through the Snow"
by Lydia

Comment:
Takes the blue for me.

the lighthouse
by tate

Comment:
A great scene, well presented.