Arch Bridge
by Neuferland

Comment:
How can this pic have no comments??

Really, what can I say that you don't already know here? Just a fantastic example of simplistic gradeur. Gorgeous colors, awesome leading lines, beautiful textures. Great sense of "being there" with you. This picture really captures your experience of this place and brings it to life.

Picky bits that I can say: the web version here needs some final sharpening. The tiny bit of blown out sky is a wee bit distracting to me, but not a fatal flaw by any means. Maybe you can burn it enough to make it look just more like overcast clouds? You might try to add some vignetting with burn or a filter, and then dodge the bridge and burn the trees to give it more punch and draw the eyes to the bridge some more.

Overall fantastic, probably an 8 from me. Hope this is in some way helpful. ;)

Xraods
by jad

Comment:
sweet, I'd crop a bit off the right though.

Mixing of Color
by deepfrog17

Comment:
Holy crap that's cool! Man, this is kind of what I was hoping for with my entry. Good work!

Dessicated.
by wavelength

Comment:

Originally posted by Ecce Signum: Coming from my 1-4-0 thread ... I really like your composition here but as has been said already the main stem should be in sharp focus, as it was advanced editing I'm thinking the gaussian blur isn't the reason for the lack of sharpness?

Hmm, should have blurred on a separate layer and then masked or erased it on the stem maybe....

Jaelynn McIntosh 327 2.jpg
by angela_packard

Comment:
baby buttcrack!!! LOL. cute.

Stationery
by Sinky

Comment:
This is a very nice shot and VERY graphically clean. I would have used a higher (smaller) apeture to get all of the tacks in focus myself, and spaced the tacks in a perfect triangle surround the lower right thirds intersection.

hands lifted high
by irishblue

Comment:
like the idea, but I would rather see the nearest persons head, maybe a portrait orientation with their shoulders and up.

Colorado River - Framed
by amit_saha

Comment:
Yep, yer totally gettin DQ'd. Next time, grab the ND filter and read the rules.

It's Mine. ALL Mine.
by karmat

Comment:
d000d!!! I so totally called it!!

fading away
by arsenal

Comment:
Arsenal!! Schweet picture, your style so fits this challenge dude.