Life Between a Rock And A Rapid Place
by TommyMoe21

Comment:
Hi from the CC CLub,

This is a gorgeous image. I am shocked the grass stayed still long enough for you to shoot!!!

I am surprised at the placement of this, waterscapes do so well and this is different from the normal shot. But then again, right now we seem to be a in flux of waterscapes similar to this.

I do like the fact that your entire water is not the usual creamy, misty smooth water, yours actually has some character.

Your POV and DOF is great, wouldn't change it at all, but I think that maybe as the grass is so so green and everything else is very grey with just a hint of green in the rocks is hurting you. The grey is dominating whilst the green is such a blast of green, it doesn't seem real. Not sure if any of that made sense, sorry. Basically, I think you need to bring a little more colour into it to balance out the green.

Your sharpness is strong and to the point, your details are great, I would just tweak around with the colours a little.

I can see this hanging in a Spa somewhere, I really do like it

Union Station
by dswann

Comment:
HI from the CC Club,

Well, talk about wow.

Your HDR is subtle and stunning, details pop out all over the place. I am just looking waiting for a Tux suited man to pop into the picture.

The picture is not centered, there is more to the left than the right and it throws the picture off, but i have a feeling there may be more people in the right and that was why.

This could be in any magazine. Impressive well done

Fire and Water
by jotaga

Comment:
HI from the CC Club

Gorgeous photo.

It looks surreal, almost as though it has been painted or drawn, .

I think to get over the 'thats not real aspect' would be to have more rocks showing. A little more detail in the rocks would give it some depth. Or even having more rocks in it. The reds on my computer are very vibrant, dominating the scene.

I think you did a wonderful job on this.

Down by the River
by jomerner

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club,

What an Amazing capture, this is once in a life time shot! WOW

Now I have got over my wowness, lets get down to some PP work.

A crop to on the right hand side quite tightly to the Heron and a little more off the top would have drawn more attention to your bird and raccoon.

the back ground is very bright, so with this cropping it would eliminate some of this

Some sharpness in PP would have helped, a little dodge and burn on the coon would have highlighted him some more and made him stand out just a little more.

Play with the saturation sponge a little on the bird, see what happens
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I am so impressed with this shot, it is a keeper. well done!

The Pavillion
by Ter

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club

Interesting shot, the first thing that i notice though is that it seems to be tilted, the wooden frame is tilted so it makes the whole photo tilted. Your horizon/building is dead straight though. Oxymoron somehow!

You have a gorgeous sunset going on in the back ground, would be nice in PP to make that pop a little more to give some drama to this shot

Good leading line through this shot, your ISO is well up there and I am surprised at the lack of grain, well done on that aspect. Some dodge and burn in PP would have brought some character to the boardwalk,

Looks chilly there that day!

Fireweed at Lake Louise
by Citadel

Comment:
Greetings from the CC Club

Gorgeous, you did really well with this HDR, I really like it. Instead of being in Alberta, it looks like it belongs in the tropics somewhere.

I am torn here, I like the foreground, but it does take away from the shot. I would love to see the shot without the flowers and grass, but on the other hand it really makes it more than just a water and mountain scene. Like I said, a tropical scene.

Your clouds are excellent, your mountains could use a little more depth in them to make them stop feeling a little flat. I love the water colour, is it really that colour?

when you are taking shots for HDR, remember to have your ISO as low as possible.

Well done, gorgeous shot

It's electric!
by RiderGal

Comment:
HI from the CC Club

Good photo!!Very hard to get lightning with so much ambient light going on. You did really well with th editing otherwise the lighting would hardly be visible.

A little sharper would have helped but bar that, I can see nothing much else you can with this shot, well done!

American Bittern bokeh
by snaffles

Comment:
Hi from the CC CLub,

Well, peek a boo to you too!!

I really like this shot, I like the fact that there are reeds in teh way of his face. Now the reason she is doing that, is she has noticed a predator (ie You) and is trying to be a bulrushes. They stick their heads up like that and blend into the background and become very still until they sense the danger is over.

Oh the photo, well, it is a very good capture of something that hides a lot and a rare to actaully see. The bird is in sharp clean focus and the eyes are brilliant as they pop right out. The bokeh is a little underwhelming because of the strong foreground. In PP a little D and B on teh feathers, especially teh whites may have brought this out a little more.

This shot will not do so well on DPC as it is not isolated, too much stuff in front of it etc. But you give this to any bird lover and they will think you are the bee's knees.

Well done on this excellent capture

Message edited by author 2009-08-09 10:02:45.

Battle of the Bulge
by Gman17

Comment:
Hi from the CC Club,

Nice title!!! When it comes to macros, you need to have your subject tack sharp. Your bee's are out of focus, they can move pretty fast so a faster shutter speed is needed. I am not sure why your ISO is so high, where you in the shade or was it later on in the evening that you took this?

You shot could have been helped with a wider DOF. In post processing, a little bump in the colours would have helped and some sharpening too.

Blue Flower
by izzy181

Comment:
sorry double post

Message edited by author 2009-08-09 13:40:22.