Baseballs1.jpg
by dssagent88

Comment:
Yep, what Haneck said. I find myself wishing that the back baseballs were either much more blurry or as sharp as the front ones, though.

Kiara with a mohawk!
by CWelch

Comment:
LOL. Just had to come find this after Ernie mentioned it in the Team Suck thread. :)

Elegant Overlap
by Patents4u

Comment:
Wow, this is beautiful. I really appreciate your taking a different approach. Makes me want to sit down and start looking through different combinations of glasses. :)

flamingo
by krnodil

Comment:
Another beautiful one, Karen. Welcome to my fave photogs list! :)

riot
by krnodil

Comment:
How did I miss this one?!? It's gorgeous. Going right into my faves.

moon over the bosque
by desertoddity

Comment:
Nice composition. :)

It definitely looks too sharp. That can happen when you have very small details like in the reeds. Just don't sharpen it as much, or lower the default sharpening setting on your camera.

As you can tell from the comments, you can't please everyone on color. Some wanted less red, some wanted more blue. Just do what you like and accept it won't hit home universally.

The final aspect of scoring high is nailing the challenge, and you didn't quite get it right with this color combo. The key is to learn when your score reflected missing the challenge vs. not being a great photo. FWIW, I've been in many more challenges, and I still often miss the point voters are looking for.

Troll Guardian of Hell
by desertoddity

Comment:
Hey, I used to live right up the street from this guy. :)

I think your score was hurt by a few things. First, the lighting's really constant. Shadows and variations in light and dark add interest. Second, it looks like a quick snapshot that anyone could take without much thought. That works great for what I call a "memory-keeper" photo to help you remember a trip, and those are great to have for yourself. But in a contest, you need to stand out if you want to score high. Here, that might mean climbing up top and looking down, taking a closeup from an odd angle, catching some tiny kid looking straight up at the troll's face, etc. Also, crawl around, jump up, try things other than standing straight up and shooting straight on. Experiment!

Finally, there seems to be a blue cast to the shot. If you intended that, that's fine. But if not, search Google for "white balance" to learn how to use this important camera control and look at your D40's manual.

Keep shooting and keep entering. :)

The Personification Of Style
by Wildcard

Comment:
Congrats on this beautiful shot, top 10 placement, and your new 2nd-best score! :)

The Lime Porthole into my Red World
by jaysonmc

Comment:
Another great shot of this wonderful building. That meeting floor is something to behold in person!

Being Enzo Maisano...
by hotpasta

Comment:
Enzo, this is such a fun, creative shot. Congrats on going B&W and doing something other than a typical fashion shot! Also congrats on breaking into your personal top 5. That takes some doing! ;)