First seek, then destroy
by NiallOTuama

Comment by Tiny:
The bottom fly looks a little wrong and the arm should been given some motion blur to add impact.Still a fine image and in my top ten for sure.

First seek, then destroy
by NiallOTuama

Comment by Neat:
You are so mean ;)

Torc 2
by NiallOTuama

Comment by bohemka:
This one. The blown highlights brigade might have jumped on that last one for a couple hot spots in the falls. I'm starting to really embrace that and actually love to see pure white, but you know how the technical voters go. This one is also a bit more dreamy and has more of a mood or story to it.

Amazing photo, and it should do very well.

Seascape
by NiallOTuama

Comment by tanguera:
There is something very odd about this image, Niall. Not that it's bad, but there's something a bit flat about it. Also, I do think you could crop out a bit of the clouds, and it would "improve" the balance/composition. The tones are too even or lacking contrast or something. I can't put my finger on it. I almost think this might be better in b/w

Aboating
by NiallOTuama

Comment by markwiley:
I love the warm summer tones of the other, but I think I agree with Scott -- this one might score better. The meandering lines and the late evening light on the grass are great. It is a shame the sky did not give you any interesting clouds. Again, Scott's suggestion of trimming a bit of sky and letterboxing the format sounds like something to experiment with.

Aboating
by NiallOTuama

Comment by bohemka:
I prefer this one, and actually I'd do a bit of work. The sunset is great, but for a FS it doesn't really jump off the screen like FS voters demand. I love the curve of the water here, the texture in the grass. If I were to ruin edit this, I'd crop the sky down a bit and exaggerate the gradient (lying, I don't really know how to do that), go B&W, darken it up to get a little moody and so the eye really follows the lighter path of the boat and shows off the gradient in the sky better, and then throw a letter box frame around it to make it cinematic.

And viola! 5.4!

Buoyancy
by NiallOTuama

Comment by jagar:
Ha, I like it, stuck in a capsule out at sea, we all feel like that somedays, it won't score well but you might get some bling.

symmetry in nature outtake
by NiallOTuama

Comment by P-A-U-L:
Very nice! Though suspect it may have been marked down for not so in your face symmetry - I could be wrong though and normally am:)

The last drop
by NiallOTuama

Comment by eyestrange:
love it, great colour and depth - so sad to see the last drop going to waste though :(

The last drop
by NiallOTuama

Comment by P-A-U-L:
Congrats on a good finish! Really liked this one