Octagon Pond Sunset
by geoff_aylward

Comment:
The light is very even in this shot. It's unusual to get a sunset here with that kind of smoothness of color.
When I shoot sunsets, I usually try to include some blue sky to balance the orange. I see that you used small aperture f22 to get big depth of field for this shot.
Keep shooting and posting.

City Lights --- Moon...Pleiades...Mercury
by scooter97

Comment:
This is sweet Scott. You actually used the power lines to your advantage in this. You were fortunate to be able to get Mercury like that. Good contrast and levels control in this too. You even got a posthumous comment. How cool is that! : )

nectar
by laurie241

Comment:
I like the firey colors and diagonal composition, as well as the DOF in this shot. It attracts my attention on several levels.

Gazing Grasshopper
by jessielude

Comment:
When shooting anything as small as these items are, it's a lot better if you can use a monopod to hold the camera steady. I guess that to get this, you had to go with what you had in hand. Another trick that I use often is to set the self timer to 2 seconds, which helps a lot with camera shake when I push the shutter button.
Composition could be improved by trimming off the bottom and left third, and ending up with the subjects in a diagonal , corner to corner. There is a lot of dark space, even though it has texture, in the left and lower areas that is not really adding punch to the effect of the shot.
I guess that what I am trying to say is to try to zoom or move in closer to the primary subjects if you can, when you shoot.
Keep shooting and enter often. A side challenge is a great way to find friends here, and get tons of good feedback if you have time to get into one.

Granite Boulders B&W
by GregoryB

Comment:
That's crazy but cool processing, and a strange looking scene in this shot. The boulder on the left looks almost as though there is a foot in front of it, like some kind of critter crawling up out of the ground.
Like it!

B&W2
by HarryY

Comment:
E
Ernie Ball .046 ?
Cool macro for the DOF.

IMG_5576.JPG
by scooter97

Comment:
That is so cool that you got him in perfect focus, and he is looking directly at your camera. He's probably eyeing his reflection in that 100-400 L glass.
This is a kick butt bird shot!

Until Death Do Us Part
by pixelpig

Comment:
Ya made me smile with this one. Thanks : )

Built-in Seat
by scooter97

Comment:
That's so cool! I have never seen a bird rest this way before. They usually stand on one leg and tuck their head under one wing. Now I know where they got the idea for the plastic yard deco ones.

What the ... ??
by vawendy

Comment:
Excellent concept, and well executed result. Congrats on the ribbon!