Fall Reflections
by Kelli

Comment:
You did a great job with the color in this - I especially like the patch of green grass near the center - kind of adds a spark to it. I think the composition may have hurt the score for this one, though. The one tree has a very dark side, and that with it's reflection are right in the center of the picture. Not sure you could get a lot closer unless you happened to have a boat handy, but maybe compose a bit more to the right or the left, depending on what was there.

Colorado river 2
by griz210

Comment:
This is the one you should have entered in the Free Study!

colorado river
by griz210

Comment:
This has nice composition - I do like landscapes done in portrait mode, but the other comments you've received make some good points, especially as far as garnering votes here. I went looking through your portfolio a bit and the one you should have entered is Colorado river 2 - that one has far more interesting light, and better color and contrast. Definitely some gorgeous locations you've been shooting in!

Into the Woods
by Elaine

Comment:
This looks like something I'd take - I love scenes like this with the shadows and the light and the lines of the trees. I like the curve of the road, too. I suspect it didn't score well or garner many comments because it's plain - there's no spark, so to speak. Of course, when you're actually there, it's a lot different and that's hard (for me, anyway) to translate into a picture. One thing you could try (and I'm still not entirely all for it, but it has it's uses) is HDR processing. If you shot it in RAW, you can do it from a single image.

Liberty at Sunset
by levyj413

Comment:
You did a great job with the gradient map - really adds life to this. I agree with your sentiment about her looking out over the water - the composition you chose is a powerful one. I also like how the distant shore is blurred, which accents the sharpness of the water and the silhouette. Nice capture and very nice editing! (And very nice score and finish, too.)

Illusions of Self
by posthumous

Comment:
The thing I find most interesting about this (other than Bucket's comment, which is a story unto itself) is the fact it exists somewhere. That there's a store somewhere - undoubtedly a small one - where customers' pictures hang next to the TicTacs. Very smalltownish in a very non-smalltownish world.

Potter Street Station
by bmartuch

Comment:
I do like what Julie did for the sky but you have to be careful with that in a challenge - essentially you'd be adding an element that's not there. I also like Falc's suggestion to give it a bit more room on the left, though it does work for me the way it is.

Green Beetle
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Holy cow, that's a perfect 5.0000! Kind of a miniaccomplishment on it's own. I thought this a nice, well composed shot when I viewed it in the challenge. I love the light, and wished the bug had crawled just a wee bit more into it - maybe half in and half out. Composition is very nice and I like the muted colors, especially in the background.

Peacock Love
by noraneko

Comment:
I'd never have known you tinted the background - it looks perfectly natural to me which means you did a great job not only applying a tint, but picking the right one. I'd never even have thought of that. To me, it's just a little soft - I'd normally suspect camera shake (that's my problem) but I see you're using an IS lens. May have been just a bit of movement by the birds themselves. But soft isn't always bad - often it's a matter of taste.

Stage Left...
by raish

Comment:
I thought this was a delightful shot! I now know what you were talking about with the focus, but it's not that much off and the shot as a whole is really, well, delighful! In fact, the slight out of focus lends to the kitten just happening to wander into the picture concept. The colors are excellent, the whimsical nature of the hat with the red rose sitting on the vase is wonderful, and the painting on the wall really tops it all off. AND you have three favorites!! This, by my definition, is a successful Free Study entry.