bougainvillea
by Alicia

Comment:
The sun shining through creates a lovely effect.

Day_11a: Back at the zoo...
by PhotoDave

Comment:
He looks sweet. I'm sure he'd eat me in a heartbeat, but he doesn't look like he would. Snow makes for an awesome background.

Day_10d: Bonus
by PhotoDave

Comment:
Golden glow and those nice rays again. Excellent!

Day_10a: @17mm
by PhotoDave

Comment:
Those rays coming through the clouds are glorious! The mountains are nice in the other shots but this one does better justice to the whole scene.

UPS Day 9
by riversong

Comment:
More reliable than the Post Office! Love the snow on all the tree branches. Pretty scene, but it doesn't look like a road I'd enjoy driving in the winter unless I had a 4-wheel drive vehicle.

katee
by roz

Comment:
Aw, poor girl is exhausted. Great composition and perfect focus on her eye.

day 12. january 08. where i live. katee & two rabbits
by roz

Comment:
What a great idea :-) Looks like a paradise for Katee.

1 & 3/4
by Retroesque

Comment:
That's really cool! The front one looks seriously diapidated, but brings up about a million questions in my mind the longer I look at it. I like shots like that!

Day 11: Music Hall
by Valdo

Comment:
What? You mean you wouldn't sacrifice your comfort for a better picture for us? Some people ;-p

Here's something I try when feeling similarly challenged by a location: open up the lens to its widest (18mm, it looks like), set the focus manually to infinity (or not, if you have a specific effect you're going for and want just something closer in focus), then stick the camera down near the ground or wherever you think a better vantage point would be and see what you can get without looking through the viewfinder! Take shots with the camera at a few different angles, see if you like anything you got, make adjustments, repeat. *I* find that to be a kind of fun game ;-)

Day 10 (alternate) - Dearborn to Upper Wacker 2
by shutterpuppy

Comment:
I like them both. This one has a more to see but is more soft. I think the other one has stronger shapes. Colors are vibrant in both.