birds-nest-spiral-
by sfalice

Comment:
That's not everyday stuff.

7578
by jdannels

Comment:
The hard midday light gives this subject some "pop" in this shot. I also like the various textures in the BG. This scene was ripe for a B&W image.

Topaz edit
by scooter97

Comment:
That's a mite strong on the 'paz Scott. It would make a good poster though.

Missing You
by patio127

Comment:
Is that a "social butterfly" in the overlay? She looks sweet with the flower. My first impression was that the overlay represented sheet music, and the title was a song.

Fail
by George

Comment:
Just a little condensation on the lens can cause the soft focus too. It's happened to me at times. There is almost always a street light or tower light within view near the horizon here in S Florida. I find that and focus on it.
Another option is to focus as well as I can by eyeballing the brightest star, then shoot one and look at it zoomed in the LCD.
That was fortunate timing to "catch a falling star" !

Horton2-1 copy2
by louinsd

Comment:
That's truly a surreal looking place, esp edited with the merge like this. No wonder it makes you dizzy to look at it. I like it because it has weirdness.

Setting Crescent
by DrAchoo

Comment:
The two other planets were just above the frame in this shot. I like the way you found the slot in the trees for this.

Doggy Snapshot
by Jutilda

Comment:
What you said Judy, except that the camera is level. : )

14-aug 10 wotever. & dog
by roz

Comment:
Sorry to hear about the cam Roz. Try a different lens, and also make sure that the Auto/Manual switch on the lens is in the "Auto" position all the way. I would switch it a few times to maybe work out a glitch there. There is probably a AF MF switch on the camera too. Work that one a few times also. Try cleaning the contacts on the lens with a rubber pencil eraser too. My S3 does the same thing sometimes with one of the lenses that I use on it, so I have just learned to shoot manual focus and work around it.
Here's wishing you best of luck with repairs if you need to have it worked on.

Red Buoy
by Germaine

Comment:
Whoa! This might be one of those "minimalist" things. Turn it 90 with the float at the top, and it will be totally abstract artsy. This is great, I love it.