Outdoor Living
by haze

Comment:
What a lovely shot! The exposure is wonderful and everything about the shot seems technically sound. Love the hot air balloon. Good luck!

Through and Through
by Jaker

Comment:
Ooo, nice point of view and excellent use of colors and light. I would have liked to have seen one more circle to frame the entire picture because the empty black on the left seems to distract the eye. Nicely done. Good luck!

Get Out of Your Shell!
by jevans

Comment:
I like the idea. I would like to see more of the subject as the bottom is cropped off a bit as well as the right side being a little tight. The lighting seems a bit harsh and a tad overexposed washing out some detail on the top. I think another thing that seems to distract the eye is the blade on the lower left and lower right. I think you're on the right track for the detail overall though and good use of DOF. Good luck!

Leaving the Lair
by bspurgeon

Comment:
I like this shot and the use of black and white. I would have liked to see more of the reptile's head more head on. I also would have cropped a little bit more off the right as the eye seems to wander to the right a bit. The shot is technically sound, good DOF and focus. Good luck!

In the Grove
by hahn23

Comment:
Beautiful picture, I love the colors with the blues and yellows. Very bright and vivid. I especially like the sunlight between the two trees. I would have probably zoomed in a little more on the sunlight as that seems to be the main focus, I think that would have made it a little stronger. I think that subject is a little stretch for inside-out.
Meeting challenge - 4
Technicality - 7
Average - 6 (I rounded up)

Up For the Block
by jpochard

Comment:
Good indoor action shot, I think you captured the right moment. The first thing I noticed was a yellowish cast. It could primarily be from the lighting, which is always tricky indoors. If you shot in RAW, you could mess around with the WB to nail it down. I also noticed a slight tilt in the horizon which distracts from the subject. With sports shots it's hard to get the right setting because you are fairly limited in your options, high ISO and wide open aperature. Maybe opening it up to 2.8 would give it less DOF, really helping the focus more clear on the players, helping them to pop, also allowing for a faster shutter speed. You're on the right track and I have to commend you for doing sports shots, they are tricky, especially indoors without breaking the bank on an incredibly huge aperature zoom lens. Keep up the good work. I hope that was helpful.

~goinskiing

The Game of Life
by Marc923

Comment:
I think it might have something to do with color depth. I think your DOF here is appropriate. It almost seems like it needs more contrast (though I see you added +8) and saturation to give it some pop. I think the color temperature may be a little on the cooler side (blue cast). Try messing around with WB if you shot RAW. Compositionwise, there's something about the top half that I can't pinpoint. I really think it's the blue cast and that there are a light of brighter areas, ie. the histogram is right-heavy. I hope that was helpful.

ChicagoBackLit_Sunset_MC_8_16_sm.jpg
by zodaonly

Comment:
Excellent colors! I maybe would have cropped just a tad off the top. Otherwise, very strong image.

goinskiing

ChicagoNight_7_15 121_Edited_BW.jpg
by zodaonly

Comment:
Very good! I love the clarity of the shot. I like the long exposure and it works very effectively here. Good use of black and white. Excellent background framing.

Keep it up!

32FordHotRod_sm.jpg
by zodaonly

Comment:
You've definitely got a good start, much better than mine. You have the angle right to make it more interesting and not just another car picture. As someone already mentioned, having a clear subject is pretty essential in having a strong shot. Try to avoid distracting backgrounds that draw the eye away from the subject. Exposure seems a little bright in this particular shot. This would have been a good candidate for a polarizing filter, especially to get that sky a little bluer. You could also try messing around with the Depth of Field (DOF). If you shoot in Av (aperature priority) you can see how you f-stop number affects focus. Here, I would have used a narrower DOF, meaning the number is smaller. This would have isolated the subject much better.

Good work and keep practicing and welcome to a wonderful community! Good luck!

goinskiing