Day 14 - Toad Lilly
by wickee_one

Comment:
Luscious color! I love how the bright pink portions of the flowers catch the main light while the rest gently fades into the background. Great comp too!

Day 16 - Center Picture
by wickee_one

Comment:
Lovely! Great lighting with the golden light filtering through the trees, and the pinkish clouds in the sky. Isn't tone mapping fun? :-)

Sitting Kitty
by jenesis

Comment:
The lighting is fabulous and I absolutely love the kitty! Looks great in B&W, very cool image :-)

Sprint
by Alicia

Comment:
Fantastic capture! Gotta love the southwest :-)

day 20. slice of life. tegan, katee & ball
by roz

Comment:
This is wonderful Roz! Great sense of motion, loads of fun and nifty processing! Should be a commercial for that type of ball :-)

Slice of Life - Day 19 - Tumble Weed
by JLC

Comment:
That is so pretty, great DOF! We have tons of tumbleweeds but I yank them out the minute I see them so I didn't even realize they flowered :-)

My backyard
by cogerox

Comment:
Rules are meant to be broken is right!! I wouldn't have been able to cut out either half either... This is a really gorgeous scene, amazing lines of clouds and a superb capture of the whole scene! This is perfect :-)

Autumn Gold Day 15
by riversong

Comment:
Have you ever felt like you just wanted to 'melt' into an image?? That's how I felt when I looked at this gorgeous scene you've treated us to! The colors are so warm and encompassing, as are the soft yet crystal clear textures. I'm not sure what you are referring to about cropping out the road, do you mean those few posts define a road? In any case I actually like the posts in the lower left of the image, as it gives a sense of reality to the almost fantasy feel of the total image. Thanks for sharing this beautiful image, Darlene!

Day 16 redo
by riversong

Comment:
The other was nice, but I do like this version much better! As for the darkened corner being overdone, I'm not so sure I would have noticed it if you hadn't mentioned it, because my attention goes to the pretty golden leaf standing up...

17: C L I C H E
by muckpond

Comment:
Well, I'd have to concur that some flower shots are cheesy. But some are glorious (especially the ones I've seen around here) and so is this one! This ain't your grandmother's mccheesy, IMO. The rich colors and bold processing result in a very unique and wonderful image!