Seven Minutes Before Sundown
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Fellow VC alum on the front page! Congrats on a well deserved blue!

Storm At Sea
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Wow man... fantastic shot!!!... Congrats on the PB!

The Awakening
by Sirashley

Comment:
Louis thank you very much for your critique. It's funny because the technical aspects of this shot were what really frustrated me. I really wanted to add more contrast to it, but when I tried to, it added allot more noise in the grass. I had to run a ton of noise reduction as it was to make it tolerable. As most know by now, the D200 is terrible with noise at higher isos, and I had to keep the iso higher because this shot was actually taken from the bow of a moving boat. I have never shot in fog before, and I have a new respect for those who do. Its really not easy. Truthfully, I had this image pegged at 4.5-4.7. I had Yospiff take a look before hand and he said it would find a decent fan base and to just enter it any way so I did. I was shocked that it did as well as it did. I think with the Fine Arts challenge, people gave higher scores towards images that moved them and focused less on the technicals. I love Fine Art, but its not something you can just pick up a camera and do, at least I couldn't. Well anyway, I feel the same way about the richer contrast and boldness, I just couldn't find a way to do it with all the noise (I'm sure there is a way to do it, I'm just not that skilled with photoshop) Thank you very much for taking the time comment on my image and thank you for your jury service.

American Idol
by cutout

Comment:
Love it! Great example of Fine Art in my opinion and the title ties it in perfectly... 10!

Deep in the Swamp
by Sirashley

Comment:

Originally posted by ikopanas: I did not vote this one high, mostly because of the light! I d prefer the shadows to be less shadowed and the lit area on the shot to be less highlighted. And for sure the right area of the shot gives me the feeling of a line that seperates the environment! Hope this helps!

Thank you very much for stopping by to comment on my image. I agree with everything you said and figured that the harsh light was the reason for lower voting. I also noticed the line on the right side of the image and figured somebody would request the proof to see if I shopped it that way. I seem to get that line allot when shooting stuff like this where sawgrass meets water. I've got to figure out a way to fix that... Thanks again...

The Empress's New Clothes
by Paul

Comment:
So far my third 10 of the challenge, this shot to me is the embodiment of Fine Art... It shows that you don't have to have grain, or black and white, but you can still break the rule of having a razor sharp image, so long as the viewer is emotionally connected to the shot and drawn into the photo... Masterfully done!

Cain and Abel
by MichaelC

Comment:
Well... I'm at a loss for words... Tremendous shot that fits the challenge perfectly... Also, excellent job of tying in the title to the shot, its a perfect 10

London Eye
by markwiley

Comment:
This shot to me is fascinating. Really a great capture and great DoF... Fine Art makes you stop and wonder, feel emotion, and then interpret what you just saw. This image does all three masterfully, 9

Grove
by james_so

Comment:
This shot has an interesting and surreal sense to it. I like the overall mood and ambiance of the shot 8

Curls
by buffysnee

Comment:
I like this shot, clever depth of field and it makes you stop and think about its location 6