New Day!
by davidus428

Comment:
Photo appears tilted to the left. I think in part that is due to the tilt of the tree and the slope of the ground, but also in part I think it is just tilted to the left. Lot of your main subject has been cropped out of the photo and I'm not sure why. This appears to have been taken with a wie angle lense given the amount of distortion that is visible, so it shouldn't have taken more than a few steps backward to get everything in frame. Normally I like the inclusion of things like fences in a shot as they provide some added interest, but the height of this broken down fence distracts from the tree and clutters what would have otherwise been a nice sunrise horizon. Good luck.

Hope For Tomorrow
by taterbug

Comment:
Nice concept. Soft focus glow is alright but I'm not sure what purpose it serves here. I think a tighter crop would also highlight the girl and her tree and reduce the amount of harsh whightness at the top of the sky. Also the grass in front of her hands and the tree should have been dealt with so that the true subject of the shot is not obscured. Good luck.

Tree With a View
by Delta_6

Comment:
Composition is a bit rough here. One massive tree with a little bit of interesting shoreline tucked away behind it. Also looks like the tree is a bit out of focus. The tree itself has some interesting detail, and I think this shot would have worked better if composed more or less along the line of the rule of thirds. Tree off to the left, a nice clean view of some of the shoreline buildings leading off to the other edge, etc. Good luck.

Fading Light
by Faye Pekas

Comment:
USM halo around the tree is distracting. Composition is nice, if rather unoriginal and uninspiring. I do think the BW processing works in this shot, though a stronger touch of contrast might have brought out the fence rails a bit more which would really work well here. Would also have darkened the shadow beneath the tree which wouldn't be a bad thing either. Good luck.

Rebirth
by BeeCee

Comment:
Like the lighting and I like the concept. I think a bit of a tighter crop would have worked better here, particularly one that lopped off a bit of the growth at the bottom left to give even more attention to the highlighted piece of plant in the center (which the lighting has basically put a spotlight on). Nice shot, good luck.

In The Beginning
by ltlmschrisss

Comment:
I guess you either like selective desat or you don't. I'm probably in the minority as it doesn't really float my boat. That aside, this is a nice photo with an original take on the challenge theme. The highlights on that hand, particularly on the thumb, are a bit bright but I do like the shadows created by the harsh lighting. Very good focus and good choice of aperture here. I'm sure this shot will do well, good job.

Lone Tree on the Hill
by lifternessjt

Comment:
Oversharpened is the biggest problem with this photo. Second to that is the mass of unappealing sky sominating the photo. I do like the fence posts or whatever they are lining the ridge. I think this might have worked quite a bit better if either shot closer to the tree or cropped so that the tree is muc larger and the sky is much less prominent. Something is wrong with the colors here as well. The composition itself, while as unoriginal as the other photos exactly like this one in the challenge, is technically correct so your eye is working for you in that regard. Hope these comments are helpful.

Untitled
by Rissa

Comment:
Very nice composition. Given this is advanced editing, it might have been a more appealing photo if the grass in the foreground were even more golden/glowing. Also seem to be seeing a bit of USM halo around the tree. I do like the shadow cast by the tree as it works well on the grass. Thinking a bit of gaussian blur on the grass to tone down some of the detail may also enhance this photo. Very nice job good luck.

"Autumn's the mellow time." (William Allingham)
by obsidian

Comment:
The background here does not work at all. I think had this been presented as a silhouette, with the tree being stark black against such an eye searing wall of red, it would have worked much better. As it is, the mass of red color just works against the subject, making its surface appear washed out and lacking in detail. Good luck.

lonely berry tree
by PurpleFire

Comment:
Not a bad shot. Could use a bit more constrast and I would have tried to shoot so that the bit of branch in the upper right corner were out of frame. The curve of the ridge line is very pleasing as is the placement of the tree itself. Nice work.