Bird of Prey
by Cutter

Comment:
Congrats on your ribbon! Raptors rule, again!

Peak District Triptych
by Falc

Comment:
Congratulations on your ribbon! The base image is lovely. I have to say that I did not much care for the way the other two images were integrated into this; it feels less like a triptych than a photomontage to me. Obviously I'm in a minority there. Very nice work regardless.

Circle of friends
by LalliSig

Comment:
Very nicely done! Congrats!

Breakthrough
by owen

Comment:
I cannot believe this didn't ribbon... I was sure it would. Congrats on your 4th place!

heron at home
by coolhar

Comment:
Congrats on top 10, Harvey! Beautifully-captured birds.

wasplook.jpg
by kenskid

Comment:
I basically like him. I'd have to see the whole frame to advise on cropping/framing here. Certainly, given what we can see of wasp & silhouette in the posted image, it is framed up more or less optimally. I'm not thrilled with the head being right smack in the middle horizontally, but at least it is in the top 1/3 nicely. You can't crop any off here to move the head off center without losing wing or foot or some of the silhouette. It is possible the more image on the left and below might work a little better if that's an option.

I'd consider working with hue/sat to enhance the red component a little and pop the wasp off the BG a bit. If you look closely, you'll see an overall greenish tint creeping into the wasp itself. You basically have semi-complementary colors (greenish and reddish) if you work on defining them a bit.

Overall it's very nice. You've come a long ways.

Please include image data in the information field, lens/aperture/shutter speed etc.

Message edited by author 2005-11-20 12:21:19.

GOODDSC_7045edited.jpg
by kenskid

Comment:
Hey, yiu're really getting dialled in, aren't ya? Good one!

banded-nauset-tele-IMG_1712.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Nordlys, What caught my eye in the first place was the juxtaposition of the filigreed, shadowed trees upon the mirror-like water, and the much greater warmth further out. I'll stick with the trees.

Madman, they're NOT reflections. They're bare, autumn trees in shadow, silhouetted against the water.

Sunset, Wellfleet — November 2005
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I appreciate the kind words, but personally I don't think this image is all that great. It lacks a little something, especially in the background. I'm, happy with where it placed, I expected at BEST a top 20 and realistically hoped for top 30, which is what I got. There were a LOT of really nice images in this challenge.

test_009.jpg
by nomad469

Comment:
In the main, I quite like it. In seems to me it could be more luminous, glowing. Not a lot is needed, but a bit IMO. The floating brass band abogve her elbow is a major distraction for me. I like the shadows, there is a graphic quality they augment, a sort of stylization. I like the seriousness. But then, I hung out with dancers for many years.