A WHAT?!
by talj

Comment:
Oh that's just great. Gorgeous bed, opulent furnishings, romantic lighting, fireplace..... and you get to share it with your mum.... :D

'All the colours of the rainbow'
by talj

Comment:
May not be striking to you, but looks pretty bloody good to me! The only issues I see (and they're really no biggies anyway) is that the plastic wrappers are visible and the stem poking out over the yellow gerbera. Otherwise, fantastic colours, light, dof and comp!

Shopping for Sunday's Breakfast
by talj

Comment:
Ooooh... I like this colour combo much more. What an incredible red! Seriously, it could be interesting to see if it sells as stock. I suspect it would move very well.

Oranges and Lemons
by talj

Comment:
Awesome colour and contrast! Great subjects for stock too.

by talj

Comment:
Odd illusion... the middle window looks like it's leaning, but when I cover the two windows on either side, it seems to straighten. I'd go with a dramatic vertical crop on this one.

Other than that, I'm not sure you could do much else with this. Very dark, isn't it?

Kneeling Cushions
by talj

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Boy, did extremely well under the circumstances. You ought to try weddings then, eh? I reckon you got the skillz :)

Compositionally, I'd be tempted to rotate clockwise just enough to crop out the row at top of frame.

Candles for Prayer
by talj

Comment:
Photographs don't have to be "pretty" to be great. I think you've done an excellent job in pp emphasising the important aspect of this shot - the sign and the single candle. From a purely photojournalistic(sp?) point of view, a simple crop would have worked just as well. The lighting effect however, has ensured that the viewer reads the sign first, which is important for the storytelling to flow in the right direction.

O in the sky and V between the mountains
by rio78

Comment:
Back to comment: Wonderful image. Nicely balanced composition and great depth. Love the way the light hits the building alone. I think you could have a bit of fun playing with the colour gradient in the sky too. The "V" is not the strongest aspect here but I think the moon works well as the "O". Nicely done.

mailbox "S"
by mbrutus2009

Comment:
Back to comment: The downward perspective skews the lines, making the image appear tilted. I do like the b&w conversion though and the dof is great.

Heron's "S" Neck
by bobnospum

Comment:
Back to comment: Such a wonderful shot of the bird. Not sure if it was your intention to have it out of focus this way. It's not completely unappealing, however, would have been far better if it was imo.