Safe Harbour
by Pipe_Dream

Comment:
nice how the clouds and the rocks lead to the same place in the frame but from opposite perspectives!

untitled
by Olyuzi

Comment:
nice contrast, the water & the shoreline, the clouds against the sky & the water..

Path to the Sunset
by nikolaos

Comment:
nice use of the diagonal on the rock formation to lead us to the sun & the glorious rays above the clouds; I don't think the person is needed..

Newport Harbor Light
by Cathseye

Comment:
serene scene...feels like summer!

INTO THE BLUE SEA
by mattchristopher

Comment:
crystal clear & nice use of the rock as a frame

Nightfall
by wildiris

Comment:
powerful image, the churn of the chop

Le Jardin de Monet
by pawdrix

Comment:
so pretty! do this again, but keep it soft focus all throughout the image..

nice one!

Lily
by ephln

Comment:
Gosh!! you're good!! you've already got a July entry going?? geez! I can barely keep up with the flower a day! Good for you woman!

on the other hand, it is a good strategy, get your image in there early, & get a spot closer to the front, so people aren't tired of looking & scoring by the time they get to yours!!
LOL :)

Message edited by author 2007-07-08 14:17:30.

Day 7 Bee Balm & Pest
by annig

Comment:

Originally posted by RKT: Awesome clarity and focus...I too am dealing with these rotten little critters at the moment...for a week or so they seemed to be done, now they've returned full force...gotta get one of those traps.

actually, I've been told those traps act to lure MORE of the suckers into the area...I stick with good old fashioned Squashing (yuck!) or dropping them in gasoline is very effective too, if you like torturing them as well... :)

Summer Morning
by annig

Comment:

Originally posted by chaimelle: It seems like you took it in bright sunlight, or maybe its just over saturated. Either way, it has a harsh look to me. I like the bee on the flower, but it seems too close of a crop on the flower, and a softer light or less processing might bring out more detail in the center of the flower and the bee. Personally I would try to tone down the yellow overtones in the green of the background, but I am always taking out some yellow so it is probably just me.

looking at this after the fact, & after spending this past week in the Floral side challenge, I agree with just about everything you say here! Thanks for the feedback..I would have backed off a bit, included the cropped off right edge of the front petal, and probably desat'd the color a bit. they are very bright like this though, even on rainy days, and one of the reasons they are so welcome in my garden!!