Survivor -- Buckeye
by GeneralE

Comment by bvy:
I would not have scored this high at all. It's an interesting subject, but looks terribly overexposed. I think that mislead a lot of people in this challenge (not necessarily you) -- just because it's dappled or filtered light, doesn't mean it's protected from overexposure. You made the right choice passing on this (although I still think there's a good photo there, but under more subdued lighting).

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by GeneralE

Comment by bvy:
I like this better. The BW struck me as either too high in contrast or overexposed in places. I think some of the warm subtle colors are needed to give it feeling.

"Shining A Light On The Day's Top Story"
by GeneralE

Comment by tnun:
Very taken with this. For some reason this meets my idea of dappled light way more than most. (Not at all taken with the title).

"Shining A Light On The Day's Top Story"
by GeneralE

Comment by timwest167:
Nice dappling, contrast and composition. Well done!

"Shining A Light On The Day's Top Story"
by GeneralE

Comment by Ivo:
This is a well balanced and senseless photo. Easy to look at and I like it. Good luck!

Heeling to Port
by GeneralE

Comment by elizadeb:
I really like the height this shot has....gives great spacial perspective to the boat's tall stature!

"Shining A Light On The Day's Top Story"
by GeneralE

Comment by cyclingtmb:
Nice value and contrast.

Heeling to Port
by GeneralE

Comment by pjangel:
Nice image, good capture of the angle.

Heeling to Port
by GeneralE

Comment by strikealite:
i cant fault the picture but it seems to be run of the mill and lacks impact

Still Clicking After All These Years
by GeneralE

Comment by littlegett:
The first thing I notice is the blown out highlight and flat colours. Though the blown highlight and 'cover-up' take center stage for lower score.

As I look at this image, the flat color really stands out with the lake of 'whites' to go along with the blacks of the image. Though I am sure this is a difficult image to capture with the dappled lighting itself on the subject/s. I do not feel exactly that the camera is taking center stage. I am wondering if a closer perspective of the camera, well actually visualize this. rotating the camera so that the camera has the 'sun spot' and the hands are both in shadow. Have the model stretch farther so their head is not in the image and expose for the camera. Also with this, there will be that bright sunspot reflection on the body of the camera, so try to rotate the camera front or back so you can still see the screen as well as 'hide' the sunspot on an edge or button.

With the flatness of the image, I am finding it difficult to find the focal point. Though I see the grass blades at the bottom to be sharper than those at the top, I think the 'subject' is lost somewhere in the middle.

As for the screen, I noticed you did some editing to the screen itself, though I am not sure about it. Granted I am assuming this is an older camera and a lower quality of screen? It just feels overly bright to me, against the shadowed black of the camera body.

Lastly, I do notice the pink lines in the finger nails where you 'healed' out some areas. It is not a major distraction but it is noticeable to me.

Overall it is a nice idea, makes for a fun snapshot; but remember to adjust for best quality and control over the primary subject and everything else becomes secondary. Also remember to balance the whites and the blacks within the image.

Andrew