Day 1 P&S
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
I've tried several times to write a comment for you that might make sense & not sound too crazy. I would never think of using flash & shooting at night to get a black BG. I feel like I might have a chance to learn something here, just not sure what it is! I kind of like the glowing edges.

P&S Day 2 - Purple Gallinule
by JuliBoc

Comment:
beautiful & beautifully done--this looks like Florida light. Enthusiastically agree w/what's already been said (better) by others.

PSApril21 King of the walk
by tnun

Comment:
It's not all that often I see street photography w/a dog as the subject. I like this as is, including the perspective of the bldg & even the leash/pole. What keeps my attention is the expressive face of that "small eyed collie cross." "D

pickles
by icu1965

Comment:
You could try for one w/some motion-blur, next time, if you're in the mood. They can run so fast! Nicely photogenic dog--go for it!

The Brahmas #1 P&S
by robinssong

Comment:
I'm a big fan of photography at this time of day. I love the low, glowing light. Renaissance light, I call it. The cattle are almost glowing, well separated from their BG just by the light. Flowers, too, in this light are gorgeous. I wouldn't change a thing (I wouldn't enter it into an online contest, either). They seem so thoughtful & peaceful.

P&S Day 1 - Rose
by JuliBoc

Comment:
I see a very nice DOF in this comp, making the greens into an excellent BG for an eye-catching palette of pinks. I would assume you\'d shot this outdoors in a very pretty garden. I agree that the isolated pink petal\'s absence would improve this comp.

Day 1
by tpbremer

Comment:
Nice composition, complementary DOF. BW works well for this, too. Great start!

rose.jpg
by sulamk

Comment:
The variety of shades of pink are a delight, nicely set off by the green BG. I like the almost-but-not-quite noise.

Day 1: Nettle-eye View
by bobonacus

Comment:
I follow your idea OK, it doesn't come thru in the finished product, alas. It needs more interesting light in the BG, more shadows, less saturation, less subject in FG. You know, you might like to try something out that I enjoy--shooting blind. Line up the focal plane of the camera parallel to the area of the subject you want to be most in focus, without looking at the viewfinder. You can tilt the camera left/right & up/down. Look at the camera, look at the subject, but don't look at the LCD or the viewfinder. The trick is to listen for the sound your camera makes when it's OK to shoot (& know the sound it makes when it's not OK to shoot, too). You can place your camera right on the ground or over your head--lots of places you could never get your eye behind the camera for!

Born To Be Wild
by dwinner

Comment:
this works for me on so many levels--artistically, emotionally, technically. 10