Laden After the Rain
by nickyb

Comment by NiallOTuama:
Well done! Not too shabby!

Laden After the Rain
by nickyb

Comment by tfarrell23:
Very good Nicky..keep them coming.

Laden After the Rain
by nickyb

Comment by dbosse:
Wonderful composition and subject really pops off the dark background

Blackcap, NH
by nickyb

Comment by bvy:
I like the simplicity of this, such that a single tree and lone cloud can dominate the composition. Feels a tad dark.

Laden After the Rain
by nickyb

Comment by Sheryll:
Greater dof would have helped this quite a bit. Composition is great and otherwise it is a great shot. I just wish more of it was in focus.

Loon Dance
by nickyb

Comment by Dphoto:
What a wonderful bird to capture in BW. Nicely done...

Coffee Ice Cream- Just add ice!
by nickyb

Comment by PuppyDogMom:
Milk bottle is a little distracting since it's not in focus. Just sayin'

Coffee Ice Cream- Just add ice!
by nickyb

Comment by CNovack:
Love the show of ingredients for the recipe and the arrangement of elements is appealing, but there are a few things that could further boost the appeal of the shot. First I think the horizontal does not complement the image. A vertical presentation would be better because it would complement and flow with the shape of the milk bottle. Plus, a crop on the vertical would allow you to bring your viewers in for a closer look at the details and textures present in your ingredients. There is to much 'empty' space in the horizontal crop that does very little for your composition. A closer look would show off the textures of the coffee beans, the grains of sugar in the bowl, the textured surface of the eggs...Lighting also appears a bit flat - the milk and the sugar appear more biege than the typical pure white we normally think. Playing with the WB (white balance) on the camera could help adjust it to a more pure white (the backdrop also has a pinkish tone). Natural lighting (some tungsten bulbs give off a yellowish cast so choose your bulbs carefully in artificial lighting) could also help with maybe some small spotlights behind the bowl of sugar and the bottle of milk. The spotlights behind those two elements will 'outline' or deepen the the contours of the shapes of these items making them pop from the backdrop.

Loon Dance
by nickyb

Comment by Chandi:
A very difficult high-contrast scene exposed nicely (although the white chest looks a bit blown).
My focus is immediately drawn to the eye of the bird, which ended up close to the center of the pic. I would crop the pic differently to keep the eye as close to the thirds as possible, and away from the center. Although the reflection wouldn't be clear, a full reflection would look better than a chopped off one I think.

Coffee Ice Cream- Just add ice!
by nickyb

Comment by Sheryll:
Great decision to put the brown egg behind the white one, It helps to bring them out. Maybe a tighter crop on the right would have worked better?