Sunset tree
by birkin

Comment:
Framing would have been even niceer had the shot been taken from an angle that centered the tree between the posts. Nice exposure, nice colors. Composition is maybe a bit less than desirable.

Where it once stood
by Cheerz

Comment:
Harsh lighting and a bad angle work against this shot. Might have been better shot from ground level and from a direction that kept those long grass blades out of the way. Good luck.

Moutaintop Sentinel : Another Stormy Chapter
by glad2badad

Comment:
Nice perspective and great exposure. Think you might have been served well by walking away from a strict adherence to the rule of thirds amd pushing the tree over to the left edge so that it looks like it really is being threatened by the incoming storm/wall of clouds. Nontheless, a nice photo. Good luck.

Solitude
by Phil

Comment:
Too much sky, and some overexposed spots in the sky to boot. Composition is ok, if uninspired. Just not much going on here to pull me in. Good luck.

Zen Garden Pine
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
This is the sort of photo I would expect to see in a gardening book or magazine. 'Here is what a zen garden pine looks like'. Nothing more, nothing less. A photo that serves one narrow, informational purpose. In such a publication, a shot like this has both place and purpose. Here in a photo challenge, I'm afraid it offers nothing at all and is probably going to score poorly as a result. Lighting here is a bit rough with some very dark shadows and very bright higlights working against each other. Bit too much etail left in the background which clutters up the image. Might try a larger aperture next time and/or crop the photo tighter so that your main subject is more prominent. Good luck.

Tree on Blue & Black
by sfalice

Comment:
Very unappealing lighting. Your idea here isn't a bad one, but the fact that the tree doesn't follow the same angle as the blue and black stripes sort of makes it all fall apart.

Sycamore Gap
by Angelis

Comment:
Not bad. I like the bits of wall and rock that break up the photo. I do think this would have been about 4,000 times more appealing had you arrived earlier or stayed later to get the full effect of that sunrise/sunset that is going on in te background. Good luck.

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.