Red
by Brad

Comment:
Brad - really suprised this did not score higher. This is outstanding work and has such a natural glow about it. It helps that you have a very pretty model to work with, but you did a great job of getting a relaxed pose and fantastic lighting.

Morris Chapel
by Ja-9

Comment:
first impressions are pretty colors and nice quaint church

i agree with FocusPoint on several points - the tip of the roof being cut off is a small issue that makes it feel unfinished in some way, the lack of consistency of the whites in the church give an almost dirty feel to the building, and the foreground brown strip adds little to nothing to the image

In addition, the doorway being so far to the right gives it a slightly unbalanced feel.

The main thing that bothers me is a lack of sharpness of focus for the Church - a bit of unsharp mask or smart sharpen makes a world of difference.

It is a decent image as can be seen from the histogram of voting - squarely sitting around 5 with no high votes (8-10) and little to no low votes (1-3), but overall the image has little "wow' factor to really draw the viewer in to stay and look.

Message edited by author 2008-12-09 11:40:09.

'My bounty is as deep as the sea' (William Shakespeare)
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Awesome shot - it got a 10 from me during voting. I meant to fave it before...I guess I will now!

Bridge to a City
by AP

Comment:
Adam! This is outstanding. I am just sorry that my shot prevented you from a ribbon. It was a close race...

Spin Cycle
by Neil

Comment:
Congrats Neil! The colors are so warm and inviting, the motion created by the water so soothing, and the overall feel outstanding. Great job and Congrats!

a dangerous world
by roz

Comment:
Awesome shot Roz! Congrats on the ribbon - very very cool shot. I have tried some shots like this in the past, and this stuff is hard to do - and you did it sooooooo well!

The Invisable Man
by MAK

Comment:
Awesome finish MAK - This shot just makes be laugh!

Bankside to City
by Charlene

Comment:
the lines created by the bridge and shadows really give this a dizzy-ing feel - and i think that works pretty well for it

Bearry Christmas
by PGerst

Comment:
Paul - A nice Christmas card shot - I wonder if a slightly different composition would have helped here. I think the tree in the background is good to provide some color and contrast, but it seems to unbalance the image. In addition, the whites seem a bit bright on the screen - it probably will look great printed out

Descent from the Cross
by De Sousa

Comment:
Simply amazing stuff