A Horse of Course !
by taterbug

Comment:
Beautiful job! Love the height of this crop and the deep tones. Really nice work.

Wild flower #1
by GentleSoul

Comment:
The OOF of the shot is what immediately jumps out at me - looks like your focus was actually set to the leaves behind the petals on the bottom right (probably meaning that you were too close to the subject in auto focus mode). Several of your other shots have similar scenarios - you might check your settings if your focusing manually, or check your manual for distances if your focusing automatically. :-) (I know it took me months to get the whole macro distance thing down, and I still flub it half the time!)

deer_1.jpg
by GentleSoul

Comment:
Looks like this was probably taken at a safari park where you drive through? Or maybe a petting zoo? I like the closeness of the subject and the big eyes. The lighting is a bit harsh here - you might consider reducing the backlighting and doing some burning here too, to eliminate some of the glare and increase the tonal range. Cute capture.

Jujitsu: O Soto Gari ver.2
by GentleSoul

Comment:
I like the composition and editing/processing with quadtones. There's a little too much OOF/motion blur for my personal taste, but I do like that the obviousness of the impending slam. Makes the viewer really become involved in the shot.

Stop
by taterbug

Comment:
Weird and kewl... You know I fall for the eery, creepy stuff! LOL I like it!

Going home
by davidx76

Comment:
Challenge topic aside (I scored it an 8 anyway), this is just an incredible capture. Again, uncanny focus & DOF. The flowers are coming out of my screen... Beautiful.

EDIT: If you haven't noticed, you've given me a major case of equipment envy! ;-)

Message edited by author 2005-11-07 20:44:05.

Anticipation
by davidx76

Comment:
Fantastic processing here. Great composition, focus, lighting, etc. The cars in the background are a bit of a distraction, but not much you can do about that! :-) Great shot.

Family-portrait.jpg
by davidx76

Comment:
The focus is absolutely uncanny in this shot. It almost appears as though each gorilla was cut and pasted into the background (only because of the focus, not because they look fake). Beautiful portrait. Incredible lighting and detail.

Christopher_3.jpg
by GentleSoul

Comment:
Very cute kid, but the OOF is a real distraction. Looks like a fun expression and it probably captured a special moment.

Christopher_1.jpg
by GentleSoul

Comment:
Love the composition here and the perspective. The colors are great too. The focus/DOF seems to be a bit off though. Appears as though the focus is actually closer to his hand and the railing than his face (auto?). Very cute capture though.