Rose of Sharon
by JustCaree

Comment by theraindew:
The colour on the flower seems to be a bit dull and I think it would have been nice if the image was a little softer. Anyway this one is better than mine!

Rose of Sharon
by JustCaree

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
You got robbed. Not perfect, but I thought it was at least worth a low to mid 5. You can never tell.

Rose of Sharon
by JustCaree

Comment by Judi:
Too blown out.

Orbtastic
by JustCaree

Comment by rooum:
Great image Carrie! I like this very much!

Orbtastic
by JustCaree

Comment by DrAchoo:
Finally, the piece de resistance! Your first 6+ image. You chose an excellent crop with just the right amount of negative space. The colors are not oversaturated like your sunset. They also are nicely complimentary. If I were to change anything, I would wish the texture of the cloth(?) was not there and those colors were smoother.

Look Into My Eyes
by JustCaree

Comment by DrAchoo:
Self-portraits are fun, aren't they? Well, they CAN be fun anyway. The main issue with this shot is not your pose or you but the color cast. It is very red/yellow overall and that keeps your wonderful hair from standing out. It becomes one more red thing in a host of other red things.

water
by JustCaree

Comment by DrAchoo:
When I first started shooting sunsets and landscapes I would have done something like this. The picture is about the sunset and nothing else. It's also saturated to the edge of insanity. Don't worry. These are common ways to start. We've all done it. The next step is to shoot the picture so it is about something else WITH a great sunset, even if that something is a small, but interesting foreground object. Finally, you'll find out that the best sunsets are the ones with interesting clouds. You can't control this, of course, but you'll start to recognize beforehand whether there is promise in the evening's show.

And YOU think YOUR day was BAD?
by JustCaree

Comment by DrAchoo:
This shot actually has some promise. I enjoy the color of the orange eartags as they stand out against the black and white of the cows. I may have cropped the top a little tighter; somewhere between the top of the cows back and the top of her head. Finally, do you sharpen your pictures at all with processing? This shot looks a bit soft. I don't think it's your lens since you had it stopped down to 5.6 and your shutter speed was likely fast enough. Applying some USM would be helpful. But your ability to see the promise of this shot was good.

Splish Splash
by JustCaree

Comment by DrAchoo:
Let's start near the bottom of your scores. We can find good ways to improve these. First, I see by your comment that this was a set-up shot. Good. BUT, since you set it up, you should also set up your background. Ask yourself, does that part of the background add or distract from the subject? I'd start by asking the bald-headed gentleman to remove himself from the pic. He only takes out eye away from the action. The rest of the BG isn't bad, although I'd probably have moved the net and pole too.

Dupont Trains
by JustCaree

Comment by jomari:
I like the combination of the golden sky and the shadowy blues of the rail carriages.