Celebrate Nature! (and the end of Deer Hunting Season)
by Art Roflmao

Comment:

Originally posted by Strikeslip: I suppose you're a tree-hugger too? ;-P

Yeah, you betcha...

Parking Attendant
by whiteroom

Comment:
Congrats & Well done! Dancing cows from me too. :)

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by dwterry

Comment:
THE best of the bunch! WHAT kind of ice cream did you promise her if she would just sit still for one more shot?? LOL

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by dwterry

Comment:
Nice composition and the lighting and post-proc looks good. Only thing on this one is the expression on the little girls face is not great and the woman's head cast a shadow on the guy's face.

Off to check the others (this was the first I looked at)

Framingham Water Reservoir
by samanwar

Comment:
Sam, Sam, Sam. What were you thinking? This photo would definitely have done better in the Wide Angle challenge than the one you submitted (I remembered it when you posted it in the forum). In fact a lot better. It's not altogether compelling - I mean no specific subject in the shot, but has good elements in it and nice color, lighting and composition.

Good luck - keep on trying. :)

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by jpochard

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Here's my two cents: It could use some more contrast. I would try NI again and keep messing with the settings til you reduce the noise enough to where you like it. As far as posing / framing, there is an awful lot of skin at the bottom of the frame, makes her appear larger than she probably is. If her right arm was moved more in front of her or straight down, you would have some black background behind her arm, which seems like it would be more slimming. Lighting could be softer or more diffused also.

Lots of words for a neophyte, huh? Hope it was helpful.

Creepy Portrait
by pedahel7

Comment:
Come on, Slippy, I can tell that's you! ;-)

"Starlight. Starbright. First star I see tonight"
by Rikki

Comment:
Nice job, Rikki! Congrats on a top 25!

Howling Birch
by Strikeslip

Comment:
Slippy! Excellent! Great shot, great finish! Congrats!

Wine & Romance
by 3eyedcrow

Comment:
Way ta go Tony! Congrats! Great entry!