brown coal minery
by messerschmitt

Comment:
Very painterly--very nice! Sort of makes me think "Van Gogh".

Would love to hear about some of the techniques you are using!

Rage
by SDW

Comment:
Wonderful shot Scott! In my favs.

roots
by messerschmitt

Comment:
Love this one as well!

by messerschmitt

Comment:
Wow--not photoshopped? A distorted reflection. Wish I could figure out how to do it! Another favorite for me!

impression
by messerschmitt

Comment:
Great shot!

IMG_8603Crop&AutoWeb.jpg
by C-Fox

Comment:
Great natural effect. Very nice.

Bow Reflections
by Strikeslip

Comment:
Very nice!

A Machinest's World
by Brad

Comment:
Super image. Sometimes you just have to get dirty. ;)

This Ole House
by kevrobertson

Comment:
Congrat's on Ribbon #1. What a great shot, and a great setup with the fog machines. Here's to many more ribbons to follow...

Regal Reflection
by jenesis

Comment:
I think I still owe you one more critique as your prize (not that I'll stop there): I'm going to make it this one.

Hits: This has an excellent feel to it. I like the choice to make it dark; the bird has a beautiful "glow". The bird and scene are captured with great clarity, and where there's light, the soft but pleasing colors work well.

Misses: I can't tell for sure if it's a night shot or a darkened day shot. If it's moonlight, which it does sort of look like, the viewer expects some more traces of it elsewhere, or at least a little more light on the surroundings. You might experiment with setting the levels just a little bit higher.

Overall: I really like this shot, and I'm surprised not to see a fancy L lens listed in the lens area, because the capture is terrific.

One other thing you might experiment with on this one: perhaps a crop to a square format, including only the lighter central twigs? Might look nice square!