I Think I Can! I think I Can!
by Someamateur

Comment:
Just using a polarizer would have made the colors much richer, the sky darker, and the haze much less in this image.
You may have tripped the shutter just a little too soon. I feel that the image would have more interest if more of the side of the engine was in it.
As you indicate, it's a "grab" shot, and not a thought out set up.
Flat black things like the front of the boiler are very tricky to expose so that you get any detail, because they suck up so much light that you have to overexpose everything else to get good detail in the black.
I see that many of the other comments key in on post processing, but the best thing is to get the image near right to start with when the shutter clicks. That takes experience, and will come if you keep using the camera, and thinking about how to best capture the moment that you want. I hope that I do not irritate you with honest comments. Keep clicking.

Patient Corella
by Someamateur

Comment:
First, a nice looking bare eyed cockatto! I hope it is your bird.
The depth of field is shallow in this image, and focus is actually about at the back of the beak. It is difficult at best to get this kind of shots in low light and have more DOF, partly because the subject usually is not completely still so you have to open the aperture to keep exposure time short. It is more difficult to focus in low light as well.
I find that manual focus works well for this kind of macro snapshots by getting the focus close, then moving the camera slightly in or out to put the focus exactly where I would like it sharpest.
Exposure is good. It is easy to overexpose white feathers on birds in a darker background, but I see that in this image that most of the image is feathers, so the normal metering should be good.
Keep shooting, and keep posting. Take good care of the bird if you're it's human.
My favorite 'too loved coffee, but it isn't good for them.

tea
by bucket

Comment:
A very real scene tightly connected to an imaginary world. A nice glimpse of a normally private time for children.
I see that the maid don't do windows : )

Republic
by bucket

Comment:
Great connection of the elements in this image. Good use of the desat as well to make the primary subject have more grip. Good choice of title to tie it all up into a tidy bundle so that you don't miss the point.

Hangover
by Jutilda

Comment:
The way you lined up with the foreground and primary subject in the corner gives this a refreshing touch.
The color is lovely too.
Berry nice!

Tongue Curls
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Ha ha ha and Ha! Good show by the animal, and perfect capture! Tech is fine. Thanks for a smile.
My impulse thought was " Photog was great, but that darn Canon/Nikon (take your pick) was crunchy"

i am a speck in the universe
by jrjr

Comment:
A saturated speck. Artsy, not too complex, and nice.

• First Night, 2007 •
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Congrats on another of your usual "Ooh and Ahh" type images! It was very fortunate that the air and water were still for this shot.
My first thought when it came up was "rocket's red glare," but that's the wrong holiday.

"A Partridge in a Pear Tree? You shouldn't have. No...really..."
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
Congrats big time! Great pic, and good cartoon as well! You gave all of us the "bird" LOL : )

Woodland Friendship
by Jedusi

Comment:
The moment of trust. Beautiful with the horse all damp, and the flowers in the background. Light was just right. Focus is right on. The only way I see to improve the original capture would be to open up a stop and have a little less DOF to soften up the trees in the back. Looks good just as it is to me.
Good title too.