Sleepy Head
by magenmarie

Comment:
DAMN! What a shot! What a capture! Congrats on a superb shot! This shot really shows what YOU can do with the 400D! Absolutely superb sharpness and composition. Mesmerizing shot! Well done! The colours, the capture, all awe-inspiring.
Peace
Rooster

Lucky to be Alive
by magenmarie

Comment:
Hey Hey!
Teammate Rooster here!

This was a risky shot & I'm glad you took it! Screw the score, creatively this was a great shot.
Some quick thoughts:
THe colours are deep here & contrast very well. I'm really feelin' it. I also love the title. Very appropriate. The crop is nice as well. The focus seems a bit off tho & I think USM would have kicked this shot up.
Good stuff dude!
Peace
Rooster

Drying out
by magenmarie

Comment:
Wow, MM this is a fantastic shot! Seems like it should have faired better by my standards. The contrast is excellent and the brown seems like a true colour capture.
Some suggestions for improvement:
Not sure if this was intentional or not but the lighting seems just a tad unbalanced. Seems that there is more light towards the top than on the lower right. One thing I think you could have done to adjust this is in an adjustment layer of levels. Hit the white eye drop and click it on the lower right to adjust the white to be a bit brighter.
Lastly, the leaf is a bit dark. I think a tad more light would have made it pop a bit more. Maybe a tighter shot or even a macro would have hooked this up. What lens did you use?
All in all a slammin' shot! Way to represent Team 400D!
Peace
Rooster

Sincere
by magenmarie

Comment:
Hey Marie!

Your teammate here from the 400D Club!
You have definitely used the cam nicely here. I think you lighting to capture the eye was excellent. It is the first place my eye is drawn to when looking at the pic. I really like the composition & the crop here. It looks very thoughtful and I appreciate it.
As mentioned in an earlier comment, there are some blown out parts to the right of your hubby (very cute by the way) that is a bit distracting, particularly the one below the ear. Also, the BG, mostly the white bar running a bit diagonally, is a tad off putting. A bit of a colour clash with the purple as well but just in a minor way. BGs are easily overlooked as a component in enhancing a pic.
Overall, I think that this is a nice shot. I really like that you took a bunch of shots & chose the one YOU liked the most. Good shooting friend!

Non La
by bbright

Comment:
beautiful! Hope you are not getting comments about the border... i really LOVE it! 10. Good luck!

Style Classique
by jdannels

Comment:
nice classical feel here. very well done! good luck!

Found Nemo!
by abroken1

Comment:
this is TOO cute!

puntos de la republica dominicana
by guillermo21

Comment:
NIce macro shot, particularly the ridges of the leaf.

London's Burning
by jimness

Comment:
nivce clean shot. Good luck!

The horrible beginning of a new day
by birkin

Comment:
nice alarm clock. :P I like the motion blur here as it adds some emphasis. Good luck!