Lady Bug Lane
by dphillips

Comment:
The trail behind the bug is the motion blur? I really don't find the colours very flattering. Might not be easy to capture, but if you were trying to get the motion of the ladybug with a long exposure, a plain, preferably dark background would work best. Also if you are going to use flash (for most any shot) you should bounce it or diffuse it. Hope you find this helpful.

50mph at 1/45 sec.
by Jason

Comment:
Great capture, nice and crisp in the middle of the car. A little more room in front of the car would add to the feeling of going somewhere. Was this taken with the window up in your car? Just seems like reflections, ie. above the sun roof - just a little distracting. Overall good job.

TIME MAGAZINE: "One Year Later New Yorkers Rally For Peace"
by Rooster

Comment:
Should have done better and probably would have if it wasn't so politically charged. Only one of the desenters had the gonads to tell you though. Peace!!

edit* Those rally shots are great, especially "The only Bush I trust..." //www.pbase.com/rooster/peace_rally&page=all

Message edited by author 2004-03-29 09:45:31.

Architecture
by dinn

Comment:
I really thought this was going to get a ribbon. Congrats on your 6th place finish. :)

Ahhh Refreshing!
by LtHousLady

Comment:
Looks like it is slightly out of focus and you may have tried to compensate by sharpening - the sharpening halo/artifacts are visible on the top right side of the glass. Manual focus works better on glass if you are able to do this with your camera.

Look at my heart!
by kinks

Comment:
On camera flash? That's what it looks like judging from the shadows. The best light for shooting flowers straight on is probably overcast. Straight on with flash causes more shadows. Flash fill can be beneficial if shooting more from the side on a bright day to soften the shadows of direct sunlight. Hope this helps. :)

a light within
by LenM

Comment:
Greater DOF field would have shown more detail. The trade off is more noise due to slower shutter or higher ISO.

Looks! Bubbles!
by Rock

Comment:
Hair gel or something similar? I've tried to get pictures of thing like this but it is incredibly difficult. The main problem is focus or perceived focus. What you see with your eye is not what the camera sees, especially when autofocusing. The camera focuses on the bottle(container). For a shot like this you should manual focus on the bubbles, if you are able to. Less shallow DOF would work better in a case like this as well - the shallow DOF used only serves to make the scene seem more out of focus. Hope this helps. :)

Hot
by MrsFuzzButt

Comment:
Looks like some kind of tool used in a forge for retreiving hot items. Right? Anyway, colour is good. Looks a little fuzzy to me - either out of focus or camera shake. Some cameras have trouble focusing in low light (most cameras). If it's a manual exposure, sometimes a flash light to illuminate while you focus is very helpful. If it's camera shake, use a tripod (how many time have we heard that?) Compositionally I prefer to see the object fill more of the frame. Just personal preference.

Daffodil Orange
by channeled

Comment:
Looks like you took this in the middle of the day in very bright sunlight. Taken under overcast conditions or at a different time of day can make a dramatic difference. Shadows will be less strong and colours will be more vibrant and less blown out. Also I notice that the left of your image is out of focus, while the right is relatively sharp - it doesn't look intentional - maybe blurred due to camera shake or recomposed after focusing on the right? If you wanted to use a shallow DOF to emphasize a particular part of the flower you might try shooting at a different angle. Hope this was helpful. :)