Tropical Dreams
by jotaga

Comment:
A big congrats on your first ribbon. I could tell from your first entry that you had the vision to score well - I am just happy to see you were rewarded so quickly. Nice work and really good shot.

Yellow peril
by Lutchenko

Comment:
nice shot will - a couple of comments about your opinion that selective desat cost you score. I think there are a couple of other reasons that some may voted you down - the crop seems a bit tight on the top of the head and the brickwork seems to prevent the shot from really seeing the motion - if that makes sense. Also, some voters hate borders of any type and your choice of the yellow piping there just adds to it.

Personally, I like the shot and would have given you a 6 or 7 if I ended up voting. Cheers!

Perfectly Round
by franktheyank

Comment:
Leaving you a comment on your image because of a comment I saw in the a thread you posted.

This image does contain stones/ pebbles/ rocks, so it clearly does meet the challenge requirements. But I am afraid that it lacks in the interest category. Part of what separates the low scoring images to those that score well is a creativity in both lighting, composition, and artistic vision.

There appears to be a general lack of sharpness to the image as shown in the image presented - possibly due to the way the image was resized. I am not sure what sharpening technique you are using for web display, but if you would like some pointers on how to improve this, go ahead and PM me.

I hope you don't mind, but here is a quick adjustment of your entry using some USM to sharpen.


This has more punch than your entry from a sharpness point of view, but the image still lacks that certain something that really draws the viewer in and makes them want to linger, if that makes sense.

Niemeyer´s MAC
by jotaga

Comment:
There we go Jose! Good image, lovely lines and wonderful top 20 finish.

Reflections of old and new.
by Denise

Comment:
Excellent finish Denise - a beautiful set of buildings with nice soft light to pull out the details. Congrats on the top 10 finish.

X-Ray
by Gabriel

Comment:
Outstanding job. Extremely inventive work with a wonderful vision to see the possibilities.

Contemporary
by IreneM

Comment:
Really nice finish on this Irene - it has lovely clean lines and wonderful textures

Godzilla Visits the Seattle Waterfront
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Zilla picked a nice day for a visit. Seattle is often times so gloomy with clouds...

The Petting Zoo
by IreneM

Comment:
Where are the water drops!? I need to see water drops!

Really good work Irene. This is so lovely and has such a nice warm feel to it - perfect for a petting zoo ad

DUCK !!!
by MAK

Comment:
Someone needs a lesson on their birds... ;-)