strobist2.jpg
by meyers

Comment:
Like this one the best--the other crop of the same women is too uncomfortably close to the chin--you need a little more neck room. Do the editing rules allow you to dodge & burn? If so, the white on the left is distracting--I'd darken it quite a bit. I'd also be tempted to darken and/or desaturate the brownish/yellow at the bottom. Her expression is much more interesting than the man's. I really like the other shot of her, but the crop feels a little claustrophobic.

what about cropping this one in from the left?

Message edited by author 2009-06-22 23:16:31.

Very fast Purple Martin
by rrdjserv

Comment:
I'm sorry, I can't vote on this one, because, without the background, there's no way that I can tell if this was done with panning or just a fast shutter speed.

Reflections of old and new.
by Denise

Comment:
congrats on your new PB! nicely done!

... happy birthday from an old cow ...
by roz

Comment:
love the face!

Virginia Safari Park
by SJCarter

Comment:
so sorry about the DQ, I really liked this shot!

Nice to see another Virginian! Is the safari park worth it? Natural bridge was so outrageously expensive, we skipped that.

DON'T MAKE THE KING WAIT
by hotpasta

Comment:
Congrats on the red! As soon as I saw this, I knew my lion shot was sunk :D

spectacular!

What's bugging your roses?
by Kelli

Comment:
Liked the shot quite a bit, but I think there's too much rose in it. If it wasn't for the title, I wouldn't have noticed the ants. Could you have cropped it portrait and brought the focus in a little more on the bugs, but still have the feel and idea of the rose?

spy vs. spy
by skewsme

Comment:
already commented that I loved the title--Loved the reds and the greys. It's too bad that the DOF had to be so shallow. There was such a large fuzzy area that it was distracting. The rest was awesome!

Eye of the Predator
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
I gave this a 5. It was uncomfortably close--made me want to back up. Also, because of so close, it almost looked plastic. Also, eagle shots have been done many times--they're losing their impact for me. So they need to be spectacular to get a good score.

Candy, anyone?
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
I actually liked the shot, but I didn't know about the pooping part, so I couldn't figure out what the brown blob was, and it distracted from the photo. I gave it a 6. If you would have simply named it pooping pig candy dispenser, it probably would have gotten a 7 or 8 (i really liked the pig, but like I said, the OOF brown blob didn't add much when you didn't know what it was)