Darkness & Light
by tryals15

Comment by Jutilda:
I'm just taking whichever pic pops up at me, so I'm not viewing titles or thumbnails in advance, and I'm sure there will be many with this "common" title, but your take on it is excellent. I love the sparkle in the eye and the half face lighting. Great use of negative space and shadow. Nicely done.

Connect the Dots. . .
by tryals15

Comment by Geocide:
Heidi ho from the CC.

You say this image is Cliché, I don't think so. It's a great take on water drops. Now, if you had that water tesselating some image in the background, that would indeed be Cliché.

This image feels a bit gritty for my taste. The drop in mid background are what makes me feel this way. They look processed beyond normal which takes away from the overall tone of the image. Otherwise i think you did a nice job. You have a clear foreground, middle ground and background and the composition is quite nice too. Yay for you.

I reccomend going a little easier on the post processing if that's not the look you're going for.

Keep it up.
aj

Connect the Dots. . .
by tryals15

Comment by LucidLotus:
I love the black & white and grit/noise this image has. Its quite simple and yet has loads of interest. If I were to pick something I might change I'd say cropping out the top portion with the lesser focus, I'm not sure it necessarily adds to the image all that much - maybe where that last biiig bubble is would be a good cut off point. Still, I very much enjoy your take on the challenge, well done. I gave a 7.

El Moon
by tryals15

Comment by jpochard:
Very nice...especially for hand held. I can't get a moon shot like this. Can't get close enough.

Every Color from Yellow to Red
by tryals15

Comment by pgatt:
Wow wow wow. The silhouetted land, the brilliant vibrant colour and the texture of and in the clouds, seem to say print me and print me big. Absolutely lovely, definition of a fantastic sunset, captured beautfully.

Memories of Another Life
by tryals15

Comment by pgatt:
The subject is great, the colour is good, the textures are helpful. The lights are a bit distracting. As are the posts, if you could I would have tried to frame it so that the tower was not obstructed at all, however despite all that, a very nice photo.

A Beautiful Plunge
by tryals15

Comment by pgatt:
And what a point of view it is - beautiful plunge is very true. The colour, texture of the rocks the shape of the inlet all are very good. The foliage is a bit distracting. Overall a very nice photo.

El Moon
by tryals15

Comment by RobotBanjo:
Veeery nice- did you edit it at all? If no- wow!

Connect the Dots. . .
by tryals15

Comment by Rikki:
I like the BW effect on this shot. IMHO there's a bit too much noise and the lower right hand is a bit too dark but this is a fun shot and that's what photography is all about right? 6

Connect the Dots. . .
by tryals15

Comment by annah:
not sure if i like the inverted colors, but an interesting pic non the less.
good luck:-)