Mr. Matt
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Too bad you didn't button down that collar cuz it's kind of distracting. Good job on lighting.

MyTootsie
by neilmwilson

Comment:
Nice idea, but lighting is way too harsh for a black backdrop. If you were going for a high key shot you might have wanted to use a white background. There also seems to be some sort of weird smudge/reflection on top of her head. It could have easily been edited out.

All but Yellow
by Beagleboy

Comment:

Originally posted by magnetic9999: ok, so when i look at this, it seems like what you, the photog are trying to say, is that the most impt part of the flower are those yellow things?

Simply put, for this shot... yes. Why would I have desaturated the rest of the flower and surroundings if that wasn't my goal?

All but Yellow
by Beagleboy

Comment:

Originally posted by Glacierwolf: Crop is waaaaay too tight with most of the flower! cut off.

That's what I was going for. I wanted to put special emphasis on the stamens, which this crop achieves, IMHO. Why shoot a flower with an everyday plain centered or rule of thirds type of shot?

Message edited by author 2004-06-29 06:19:13.

Samantha's Challenge
by Neuferland

Comment:
Your outside. Challenge clearly sated that you had to be indoors. Also, the tree's sahdow fooled your camera and the shot is slightly overexposed.

The angle used to shoot your subject is too perpendicular to your subjects. A suggestion if you would like to shoot this again: use a low angle shot (shoot from on your knees, looking up) in front of the horse and just capture the horse's head , bridal (sp?), part of te reins and the rider from waist up. Another idea would have been a waist-up shot of the rider standing on the ground with both horse and rider looking (or not) at the camera. Both these shots would permit you to get closer to your subjects and put more emphasis on facial features.

seagulldump.jpg
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Aw man! He doesn't even need to have two legs down to shoot that out! Great timing!

Not in Kansas Anymore
by neilmwilson

Comment:
Interesting image with sex appeal. However, I find that the red is a tad overbearing, just a bit to harsh. Could have been toned down just a tad. What is that white blob near the top left portion of the photo? That would have been so easy to clone out.

Lugworm
by sjonni

Comment:
My #1 pick for this challenge. Excellent capture and love the dark tones of this shot. Your timing is exquisite, capturing this athlete in a very interesting moment. Your choice of crop also compliments the shot very nicely.

Gentle Beauty
by LegatoMuzic

Comment:
Love the dark tones of this shot. Bug pictures are often too brightly lit for my taste. I also love how you shot shows depth and how the butterfly is clearly focussed. Good work. Among my favourites for this challenge.

Parched
by BikeRacer

Comment:
This is a funny shot! The first thing that came to mind was "Mine? Mine? Mine? Mine?" a la Finding Nemo. Great work on capturing the pose.