Humans Come And Go But Nature Is Forever
by aprudhomme

Comment by KarenNfld:
I am not fond of the vignette, sorry.

Rainbow Water? Somethings Not Right
by aprudhomme

Comment by Renny9:
it doesnt even look like a rainbow..

Rainbow Water? Somethings Not Right
by aprudhomme

Comment by Farmr:
In my opinion, the subject is not clearly defined in the photograph, my view of the photo does not tell me what the caption wants me to see. My eyes wonder around the photo and is not drawn to a defined subject.

Rainbow Water? Somethings Not Right
by aprudhomme

Comment by expatdawn:
I think this shot would work better without the reflections in the water. A polarizing filter would help to eliminate the reflections.

Lunar Landing
by aprudhomme

Comment by bvlindalou:
it does look like a lunar landing.....nice lighting

Rainbow Water? Somethings Not Right
by aprudhomme

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
But I don't see a rainbow in the water.

Lunar Landing
by aprudhomme

Comment by cebuloulou:
Good lighting.

Child's Addiction
by aprudhomme

Comment by LadyK:
nice concept, executed nicely. carpet(or whatever is under the crayons) is a tad bit distracting because of the pattern in it

Child's Addiction
by aprudhomme

Comment by cestlavie16:
How terrible it must be to be addicted to colors! LOL!

Dead Man's Rock, St. Lucia
by aprudhomme

Comment by freakin_hilarious:
**Critique Club**

I think you're on the right track here, but you just missed it by that much. DPC voters love landscapes and seascapes, so that's a good start, but there are some technical issues with the image that knocked your score down a ways. Oh, and to get it out of the way, I would imagine most voters didn't really see it as a postcard. Text is a rarity around here, and I'm sure the voters were looking for it to be used.

So, the shot itself. I would prefer to see a wider angle. The rock being cut off on the right doesn't do it for me, and a nice wide angle with a big rock in the foreground always looks cool. The timing can make all the difference as well. A nice sunset hour, partly cloudy sky and a big wave crashing against the rock would do wonders for the scene. The editing looks fine to me except for the contrast, perhaps. That might be a little heavy. That ISO 1600 can't have helped as well.

Your score and placing are actually lower than I would have expected, so I'm guessing you got hit by the DNMC crowd pretty hard.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to shoot me a PM.

Nathan