Different Stokes
by caba

Comment:
This looks as though the ripples have been cloned in. It would have been a lot stronger with out them, but with a slightly better composition.

Old Post Office
by blemt

Comment:
Hey...
I think that this shot suffered from too little detail due to underexposure in the building. I felt that the building was the focal point of the shot, not the sky. To even out exposure slightly, a graduation ND filter might have been of use. Alternatively, you could use a fill flash through your camera or in PS. The digital camera can only see such a range of light that exposures that are many stops different within a photograph are hard to meter.

I also feel that the branches are unneeded.

But...I do think that the sky is beautiful...perhaps a closer crop with a little bit of what i suggested before would help. I hope you dont mind but i did a little bit of editing that might help.



Lee

Capitol Interlude
by blemt

Comment:
Hey Clara...
Came across this image and I really enjoy viewing it. I gave it an eight in the challenge as it appealed to me as a strong image. You have a super-sharp focusing plane from the people in the foreground to the capitol building in the background. Marvelous.

I feel that one thing that is detracting from the shot is that there is a little too much sky above the capitol. I feel that that can be cropped out to just above the tip of the statue. Another thing that you might think about doing is making the foreground a little bit more contrasty so that it sticks out from the bright sky in the background. Lastly, as for changing the shot, if you cropped out some off of the right to make the capitol as close to the center as possible it would have a strong sense of symmetry.

I really like how I spend some time in the foreground and then slowly travel through the interesting background. It really is a great capture and a wonderful piece. Thanks for sharing it on DPC.

Lee

the Nikon User...."different"
by Gil P

Comment:
One word...ten.

No Tissue Needed
by Brenb

Comment:
A habit they do naturally...oxen...i got one too

Reflections of Summer
by Tranquil

Comment:
Thanks Sonja and everyone else for your helpful comments...I had a blast with this image---4th best, woohoo!

Polly's First Kiss
by Skip

Comment:
Should be renamed Jacko's first kiss :-p

Nice Shot

You can guess which one's him...

Message edited by author 2004-10-12 19:03:52.

Devil-ish Attutude
by debitipton

Comment:
Hehe :-p

Cracked...
by agwright

Comment:
Great textures here. Have you tried this in B&W? Deserves a ten..wonderful job!

Flying Tackle (publication)
by arnit

Comment:
wohoooo! Go Arni!