Spectral Morning
by hesitant

Comment:

Originally posted by Kroburg: Lovely shot, quite differently from the other entries. Great light and shadow. Congrats on the Yellow!

Quite different than the other entries in this challenge, but all too similar to this great shot (below) by h2 from just a couple months ago. I can't help but compare the two, and the quality of light in his is far superior. h2 set the bar pretty high. You have a fair bit of the image that has gone into the darkness void, whereas in his shot, the shadows have detail. I don't think you can bring up the exposure here either, because you have whites that would blow out.

When I think of "morning," I don't think of an image that's quite so contrasty. I think dreamy and fuzzy. The image you produced looks more like an evening scene.



Don't get me wrong, I'd be thrilled with the image you produced if I had shot it, but there is room for improvement. I don't mean to rain on your ribbon, I would have said the same things a week ago had I gotten around to commenting during the challenge. I also know that it's not really fair to compare two images by two different photographers, but I can't help it when they're so similar.

Congratulations on your ribbon.

Superdome
by HeiSch

Comment:
I think your drop scene is actually better than Irene's. The difference is that she's got a knack for keeping it clean. To me yours looks oversharpened or something. There's also some banding going on in the upper right corner and some other minor blobs elsewhere. Melethia makes a valid point about the rectangular reflection. I agree with her that you probably could have cloned that out with no issue in verification.

I would be curious to see your original on this. I think you have the winning shot, just that you've done something odd in post.

The Wiggly Six
by njsabs

Comment:
Those paws of the black/white pup sticking up out of the top right crate, oh my golly gosh, so cute.

Mushroom & Three Cheese Pizza
by IAmEliKatz

Comment:
Eew, your pizza has fungus on it! :P


As for the image, it's not very clear what I'm looking at. The focus is on the crust rather than the mushrooms (eeew!) that I would consider the subject.

Apple & Gruyere Cheese Frittata with Turkey Sausage and Spinach
by Boomer911

Comment:
The meal is not my cup of tea, but that Frittata sure is beautiful when sliced.

Inay
by odriew

Comment:
Poor mom is in dire need of attention, both love and medical. I hope you've found a way to help her.

A well constructed and powerful image.

Flying Jewel
by karenk

Comment:
This is beautiful. I wish there were more separation between the background and the hummingbird (more of a portrait feel), but beautiful none-the-less. It looks like you may have tried to do something like I'm suggesting but were wanting to keep it subtle. I'm curious what your background actually was. I hope this doesn't get DQ'd for removing a background.

Life
by h2

Comment:
I love the lighting and how perfectly the greens and blues blend.

Ai Yi Yi Yi
by banmorn

Comment:
I don't get the impression that they're singing about the Frito bandito...

Rusty Bullet Holes
by Cory

Comment:
This is really well lit. Nice job.