Lotus Mood
by librodo

Comment:
Gorgeous shot! Such rich tones for a high contrast shot. Congratulations.

Timeless
by Brad

Comment:
Beautiful Brad! Congratulations on your top 20 finish! (Almost top 10!)

Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Super shot! Congratulations!

broom vendor
by whiteroom

Comment:
Congrat's on your first Blue! Great shot.

Summer's End — Sunrise
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Congratulations Robert--Lovely shot!

Times Forgotten
by phinbob

Comment:
Very nice. It is perhaps a bit too high contrast--the clouds have posterized in the background.

A Summer Afternoon
by jenesis

Comment:
Great use of light. I think this would work best square--I don't see the benefit of all the negative space on the top.

Do I understand your question then, is it hopeless and forlorn?
by fstopopen

Comment:
Wow--this is FANTASTIC. Only nit is the flare. Good luck I expect this will ribbon!

Remenising
by leaf

Comment:
This picture shows a wonderful "soft texture" to it. The lighting and colors are fantastic, and the subject is interesting.

I am mixed about the centric nature of the composition. The background here does seem to add to the image, but the centered almost all there composition isn't as strong as it could be. I think it would be worth trying to crop the photo and wall out on the right, and make a squarish format portrait of her with no background. It seems to look good when I cover it with my hand. Try it and judge--it may or may not be better.

Message edited by author 2005-09-11 18:09:23.

Beamish1
by p2jvr

Comment:
Good choice of subject for the time capsule challenge. Shot looks sharp enough without being oversharpened.

Suggestions. The composition on this could be improved by cropping in on the trolleys. That would bring them closer, and their detail would make the subject stronger. You don't need more sky than the lowest power pole--it identifies the electric source of the trolleys and is the nicest of the two. A slight crop of the right will get rid of a little bit of some car or something edging into the picture. Finally, some work on the shadow detail would be good--you might be able to do a simple adjust using the shadow highlight filter of PS CS.

Hope that helps!