Day 1
by mrchhas

Comment:
Looking at the thumbnail, I thought this was a sailboat on an ocean with the sun, so I was a bit surprised to see the lamp when I opened it up.
Having said that, though, I think it's a good job of making a seemingly ordinary object a bit different and unrecognizable.

Colorful Smirk
by markwiley

Comment:
I like the thin depth of field on this, as it helps to keep out focus on her face, eyes, and expression.

May 06 - Helping hand
by hajeka

Comment:
I think the composition works great here. As noted, the way the other players are chopped off really changes the atmosphere here and focuses us on the downed player. Good find.

Meta Waterfall
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Hm- this scene is kinda interesting- I find the bokeh for the shot a bit harsh and garish, but it works extremely well here by adding nearly a life to the water all it's own. It's the edges on the circles of confusion that give this, forming those squiggles and lines. As others have noted, very nice toning on this- the texture on their coat is very nice. Personally a fan of the BW over the color.

Bricks & Ivy on Boscawen
by nova

Comment:
You might have considered shooting stopped down a bit more so you could have used a hyperfocal distance for the shot. I'd personally like to see more sharpness on the bricks at left.

Tulip
by markwiley

Comment:
Ah, but you're using your macro, so surely you must take several as they are such perfect and numerous subjects for that lens!
I'm somewhat surprised at the clarity on the foliage in the background, I imagine they must be rather close to the tulip itself or at least of a similar distance from the tulip as the tulip is from you.
This would be a good subject for some focus stacking, so that you can get the center of the flower in focus.

Sunburn
by tome

Comment:
Great colors on these flowers, and not a variety I believe I have seen before. I like the composition- it feels rather ordered but the lack of symmetry makes it feel lively as well. The bokeh is doing a bit of odd things due to all the variety in the distances of the subject, with some of the flowers looking nearly ghostly in the limbo between uniformly blurred and primarily sharp (most evident on the far right flower).

MEG
by jagar

Comment:
It's interesting how dark this image seems, even though I don't really think the average tone is all that dark. The very rich blacks make this quite the treat, however. An interesting side effect is that, for me, anyway, the image takes on a colder feel than if the midtones were more prominent.

Hill Country
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Great use of the winding road, adds quite a bit to this. I also think the facial expression is great, and it's a good usage of the lens for this type of shot. The only thing that I'd note is that it doesn't LOOK that steep. Now, I'm not saying it isn't, but super-wide lenses can really make things look flat when they aren't. That section between the two curves, where the recumbent is, for instance, appears flat or near flat due to perspective. I've struggled with showing angle of steepness in lots of my mountain biking shots- it's really quite frustrating, since I know that it doesn't transfer the experience to those who aren't there, but in my mind I'm thinking of what the hill actually is like.

The Monarch of the Front Range
by hahn23

Comment:
That sky is killer!

I like the BB shot too, but I think I'd have gone with this one, as well. Love how the snow is illuminated.