Spider outside my window
by hmurmur

Comment by NikonJeb:
Nice composition.....wish there was a little more detail on the spider, but that's subjective.....6

Spider outside my window
by hmurmur

Comment by bmartuch:
This would be a neat image but the focus is too soft. Well composed.

Shipyard Lumber
by hmurmur

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Harsh forward facing flash is generally not flattering for any image. Not sure if there is anything I could suggest other than a tripod and and a long exposure in order to avoid the use of the flash.

Spider outside my window
by hmurmur

Comment by scooter97:
Wow he's pretty colorful! Nice composition but it seems a bit blurry.

Shipyard Lumber
by hmurmur

Comment by rennie:
Not very appealing. The white piece of something - you could take it away. Bumping up the colours could help also (adding the autumn feel). Now it looks quite flat - I'm sorry :(

Shipyard Lumber
by hmurmur

Comment by Melethia:
The boards have pretty straight edges, but the overall picture lacks general interest for me.

Shot Heard Round the World
by hmurmur

Comment by Citadel:
Ouch...very noisy. You've probably heard that though.

Shot Heard Round the World
by hmurmur

Comment by MaryO:
The composition of the scene does depict the chaos of a battle reasonably well. But the impression I get first is of lots of pixelation and noise, like it was either very underexposed or cropped from a much larger image or both. It might look a little better in B&W or sepia, with selective burning of much of the pixelation on their coats.

Shot Heard Round the World
by hmurmur

Comment by 3DsArcher:
This one looked rather interesting as a thumbnail but I see you have a lot of digital noise. If you want to make the noise work for you, try making the photograph sepia. Then noise turns into artistic grain. An effect I quite like. Incendently, as much fun as it is to go to these events, if there is smoke around, be wary of where the smoke is. Cameras & smoke don't always go together.

Shot Heard Round the World
by hmurmur

Comment by kaiser_chief:
And forever changed the course of history.

The noise in the image detracts from the overall shot. It would have been hard to capture with all the smoke around in the battlescene. The man in front of the shooter adds nothing to the image, except he gets in the way of the shooter. Of course, its not a composed shot, but one taken of the action, however it does affect considerably the overall image.