stormy sunrise dpc.jpg
by saltwatershots

Comment:
I like the scene you chose. In particular, the sun and the light reflecting off the water, and especially off the rocks, is *gorgeous.* That lighting all by itself makes this a beautiful scene.

You've got good detail and your colors are perfect pastels for a sunrise. I might crop tighter on top so the final image is about equal in terms of sky and foreground rock vertically. The detail on the rock with the little pools of water makes it worth a bigger piece of the image.

The farther wave is pretty much perfect IMO. Detail and power and movement all in one. I might like a little more texture in the very white part of the water closer in but that could be asking for the impossible ;-) Overall you did an excellent job with the exposure on the diverse elements in the scene.

I don't like centered sorts of compositions very often but even though the sun is more or less centered the composition isn't, since the light reflections are at an angle (although not in a straight line with the sun, which is a little disconcerting).

All in all I like this a LOT. I don't get a tense feeling from it but then I've never surfed or even lived near the ocean, so watching waves has always been a soothing vacation sort of activity for me.

Flex
by cpanaioti

Comment:
I think the tilted composition is great here. The light is magnificent and that shadow adds some humor to the beauty. I might've used just a hair more DOF so all the foreground floweres were in focus, only because the top one feels to me like it should be sharper ... though then my eye wouldn't find the shadow as fast, but I don't think that's a bad tradeoff.

_DSC1469.jpg
by sulamk

Comment:
Funky-looking flower. Looks like a couple of petals toward the center are not waiting for their neighbors to start reaching out.

Jan 30.jpg
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Lovely sky! Nice that you get to see it occasionally ;-)

290108.jpg
by ingridblue

Comment:
The girls look like they were posing for someone else, which gives this a real behind-the-scenes feel.

280108.jpg
by ingridblue

Comment:
Way more colorful than the other guy's work, but then his subjects (roses, for example) are not as dark in theme.

270108.jpg
by ingridblue

Comment:
Have to admit I have never been temped to get a tattoo. And if I ever was, I wouldn't want to have something dark and scary permanently affixed. Ah, well. To each his own :-)

260108.jpg
by ingridblue

Comment:
It looks ... I can't ... never mind ;-) I think I would need to actually consume a few drinks before I could comment on the kangaroo!

The bottles in the back on the top 2 shelves are nicely lit.

250108.jpg
by ingridblue

Comment:
That's a great sign :-)

230108.jpg
by ingridblue

Comment:
I really like the processing on this one. The red hue is perfect for a pub shot of a band.