Over the Rainbow
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Nice and crisp - the colors are pretty and really look like a rainbow. However, the angle that the image is shot from seems a bit static

Somewhere . . .
by aberration

Comment:
What a very dramatic scene - love the fall rainbow of colors to complement the real rainbow.

Salt
by dsterner

Comment:
Deb - salt is a very touch subject for photography - especially without very well controlled light and a good macro lens. Salt itself is very cool - it looks like little grains but is not uniform or cubic like you think. If you were to use a significant magnification (reverse lens mount or higher power macro lens) you would be on to something.

Salt is a rather plain target for a shot and the technicals (lighting, color, focus, composition, etc) all have to be outstanding to really come off.

Things I noticed:
1. The noise problems that others have commented on really impacted the score. The image appears muddy throughout
2. Your image has a very shallow DOF that made the image appear very muddy and the area in-focus was not extremely sharp. By shooting at the low angle, you have added to the shallowness of the DOF.
3. The composition really does not draw me in - there are no specific lines to pull the eye. By taking the salt an manipulating it so it forms a specific shape may have helped - say an s-Curve where the in focus salt is right in the foreground and the "S" leads your eye away

I hope this stuff helps!
Peter

Old Hosta
by BlueZamia

Comment:
the colors don't seem really vibrant and the hosta seems to get lost (especially the yellowing blooms) in the brick wall. Boosting the local contrast with something like USM at 25,50,0 might really separate the flower from the background.

Doorway to Nowhere 2
by BlueZamia

Comment:
really nice composition - love the red/ orange stairs to kick up this b/w

Two Leaves
by BlueZamia

Comment:
very good control of exposure and use of available light to bring out the textures of these leaves - well done

Happy Halloween!
by colorcarnival

Comment:
it looks like your neighborhood has a blast at halloween - thanks for sharing all these - they are all great

Halloween House Decor
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Is this the Munsters house? Very cool decorations and nice use of processing to add a surreal look to the image

Shadow People
by colorcarnival

Comment:
very spooky! - this looks like a still from 'night of the living dead'

it almost seems like the figure in the far left has no head...yikes!

IMG_0109bridge640.jpg
by Balko

Comment:
i seriously love the super high contrast of this IR image - not only did you use multiple lenses, you had multiple cameras.

i think you win for most gear on a walkabout!