Presidential Mansion
by arnit

Comment:
The reflection adds a very nice dimension to this photo. I can't make up my mind completely if I like the horizon splitting the center of this photo... I can see that the sky is probably uninteresting, so adding more of that would probably not help... Maybe moving the horizon up in the frame would create more impact... I don't know what is visible in the water below the frame here... good shot :) = 8 - jmsetzler

Vineyard
by bobgaither

Comment:
This is an interesting photo... I can actually see a couple of the grape bunches on the vines... There are a few suggestions that I think may help this particular photo a bit... If you have the capability on your camera, a polarizing filter would remove quite a bit of the haze and blue cast that is showing in the distance of this image... also, I think that possibly showing some length on the rows between the vines would create a nice leading line into the horizon... good shot :) - setzler

A Good Morning Song
by vtruan

Comment:
Is this a stuffed bird? I'm not sure I really understand how this defines your corner of the world... maybe this bird is only native to your area? - setzler

butterfly
by pookey83

Comment:
i don't particularly see how this photo describes 'your corner of the world'... The focus is also a little soft for my own personal taste... - jmsetzler

Rodeo
by WRen

Comment:
good shot! I like the small amount of motion blur in the hand to show movement in the image. I also like the way you have composed the foreground person on the right so the other people are still visible in the shot. I'm a little curious abou the decision to use black and white on this photo... The contrast and the darker tones throughout this photo seem to create some 'blandness' in the overall image in this mode.. keep up the good work :) = 7 - setzler

De Mare Hall
by heartsdivide

Comment:
Is the subject of this photograph the tree or the building? if it's the building, I would like to see it as a larger part of the overall image... - jmsetzler

My World
by GolferDDS

Comment:
This is sweet :) - setzler

Carefree
by guybrowme

Comment:
beautiful shot :) I love the way the fog softens up this photo... This image gives me the impression that these kids don't get to come here often... In my humble opinion, this photo would carry much more impact with the dark strip of shore along the bottom cropped out of the image. That particular aspect of this photo creates a little too much contrast in an otherwise smooth and very powerful photo. Cropping this part out would also likely create a stronger composition of the children in the frame.... great shot :) = 8 - setzler

Walking the Levee at Sunset
by mjcecil

Comment:
beautiful silhouette :) I love the photos this week where the subject is the negative space... good idea :) Compositionally, I would like this photo better if the walker was on the left side of the frame rather than the right. I don't know if that was possible in this photo or not however.... When you have a subject that is 'moving' in the frame, it is usually a good idea to leave space in front of the subject so that the motion has room to 'continue' in the frame... great shot :) = 8 - jmsetzler

A New Bell Curve
by just-married

Comment:
Very nice... I love the way the symmetry works in this photo... Some images do vey nicely when they are symmetrical and this is a great example of that. The color also works very well against the dark background. Nice!

Meets Challenge: 10
Technical Merit: 8
Artistic Merit: 8
Creative Merit: 10
WOW Factor: 8

Score: 9 - JMSetzler