DANGER: Mining equipment in operation, hardhat required at all times
by Cory

Comment by RianBotes:
Very nice shot and fits the theme. got some unwanted ghost effects in this and a bit of bother but still a nice industrial shot. Like the tracks in the foreground and this could maybe have been used with greater effect in the compo to lead the eyes to the scene, - lower angle closer to the tracks etc. Just a thought. Nice wotk with star bursts in the lights.

DANGER: Mining equipment in operation, hardhat required at all times
by Cory

Comment by noraneko:
Nice starbursts and great processing. Fully expect to see this in top 10.

As evening settles upon the desert, a western black tailed hare cautiously sets out for the night
by Cory

Comment by grahamgator:
Nailed it! Great shot.

DANGER: Mining equipment in operation, hardhat required at all times
by Cory

Comment by Tiny:
Great exposure,top night shot.

Old Adobe
by Cory

Comment by DrAchoo:
I like this shot. The B&W processing is well done and the black sky adds to the depth. It is nicely contrasted by the white door. The overall composition provides interest and the image takes advantage of the power of diagonal lines to provide dynamics. I think you did well on this one. The only downside I see is it seems the most in-focus portion is the column on the left rather than the church itself.

Robber fly
by Cory

Comment by DrAchoo:
IIRC you use your own hommade macro so I won't comment on the technicals of the shot, but I will give you the advice to think of your insect as a model. We almost always want to see the model's face and especially their eyes. Sometimes that rule can be broken, but not too often. So while we get some detail here of an interesting fly, we wish it were turned towards us.

Watermelon Tourmaline
by Cory

Comment by DrAchoo:
I wanted to comment on this one because we have a picture to compare composition to. This one is better because the higher angle provides some depth to the crystal. The white background might be too stark. I have often just completely blown BGs out like this and I've started to see the benefit of almost blowing it out, but not quite. It makes for a bit less of a feeling of "floating in white space" and grounds the image.

Time, wind, rain, sun, and nuclear blast
by Cory

Comment by DrAchoo:
This shot caught my eye because I think you did well with your composition and using the wide angle to distort the cabin. The trees in the background both help and hurt. It is nice to have something else for the eye to see, but trees like that often wind up all jumbled and muddy, especially at these small canvas sizes. You did well to control the sky and your processing overall is very good.

To wherever the wind will carry you
by Cory

Comment by DrAchoo:
I've liked to start in the middle of people's scoring to find the pictures that have promise, but let us down. This is a good example where you could possibly use a trick I've learned. I think what is letting the picture down is the crop. You are in a middle ground which hurts. Either we want more space on the sides to provide context (or even negative space) or you want to crop it so that the branches actually leave the canvas. This provides more dynamics to the composition. Finally I would have increased the f-stop to allow for a deeper DOF. Having the right side OOF does not help the picture.

As evening settles upon the desert, a western black tailed hare cautiously sets out for the night
by Cory

Comment by MaryO:
Talk about an alert pose! Guess he better be, given the end of the food chain he's on. Very well seen and captured.