Growing Wild
by Kelli

Comment by chalice:
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I love the color and the focus. Nicely done. Bokeh could have been a larger feature by cropping further out from the flower. Over all, though I think this is one of your better efforts. I would have given this a 6, possibly 7 with more bokeh.

End of the world
by Kelli

Comment by chalice:
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I would like to have seen this be a bit sharper. I like the idea a lot and the composition is good. B&W is a good choice given the subject matter. I would have given this a 5 if I had been able to vote. It's just to blurred for my taste.

Stuck
by Kelli

Comment by chalice:
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I like the framing and the expression on the boy's face. I might have cropped this a bit closer to emphasize the boy rather than the frame...but either way it works for me.

The lighting seems harsh...like the flash was working overtime. The effect is to put light a bit unnaturally on his face.

I was out of town and couldn't vote. But had I been able, this would have been a 5, perhaps 6, for me. I think it is better than the scores indicate (a score of 1,2,or 3 seems pretty harsh, IMHO)

Trees on a fence
by Kelli

Comment by chalice:
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I am afraid this is going to sound like a broken record, but I also think that the focus is off and the shadows are not crisp. I didn't vote in this challenge because I was out of town, but I probably would have been in the 4 - 5 range. I almost think this might have been better if the crop was not so close...to give more perspective at what I was looking at (beyond a shadow)...is it a window? ...a wood carving? I can't tell. (o.k. I just saw the title. Now I know what I am looking at. All the same the picture didn't really clue me in.)

Message edited by author 2006-07-02 08:24:53.

Sailing towards calmer water
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
A little blown/oversaturated on the left but does give the impression of going from "stormy" to "calm".

Sailing towards calmer water
by Kelli

Comment by acrotide:
Not sure if it's just my monitor, but I'm seeing a lot of pixelation in this shot.

Sailing towards calmer water
by Kelli

Comment by jah_luv:
Background very distractive.

Growing Wild
by Kelli

Comment by timfythetoo:
Trading Post - Not a bad flower shot, but the crop really pevents the background bokeh to have any impact on the flower itself. Good color and general detail in the flower head. I think if you had pulled back though to see more of the background you would have scored higher.

End of the world
by Kelli

Comment by timfythetoo:
Trading Post - Interesting to see them in color and with more of a true perspective. I did think it was just odd noise that was contaminating the shot. Anyway, the shot left me a bit flat. The shadows seemed a bit harsh and the texture was not pleasing to me. Overall the shot didnt hold much interest for me. In challenge I figured it was just really bad postprocessing and voted according to that. Very tough challenge to rate as the pics were meant to leave one feeling down.

Growing Wild
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
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Great flower shot! A challenge too early... :-) Works for this one, too, though with such a tight crop, the bokeh doesn't emphasize the flower as much as it could if the crop were a bit wider. That said, this is an excellent shot - the color is very rich and warm without being overly bright or oversaturated; the focus is excellent; and I like the composition. It's not quite the rule of thirds, but for me, the bud on the right of the bloom balances it nicely.