old barn and buttercups
by wkmen

Comment by ButterflySis:
Other than the blurry bit in the bottom right, I don't think I would change anything. I quite like this one. The bright, pretty flowers contrast nicely against the monotone barn. Nice shot.

life's ebb & flow
by wkmen

Comment by ButterflySis:
I'm seeing what I believe to be a cyan tint to this image. If you look at the clouds they are not white, but cyan. The image is pretty, has good fg and bg images, and the water looks beautiful. I would try to tweak the colors, maybe using this tutorial to correct the cast. Nice job.

pier reflections
by wkmen

Comment by ButterflySis:
Nice choice for b&w. I like all of the lines and reflections. I'm not sure if Ron/TooCool is correct about the tilt. When I look at it, it appears that both main beams are tilted...one to the right and one to the left. The houses look pretty straight to me. It's hard to tell for sure but I'm wondering if all of those beams are actually crooked.

solitary sunset
by wkmen

Comment by ButterflySis:
On my monitor this image has a very noticeable blue cast to it. Imo, the silhouetted areas should be more black, not blue, and the sunset should be more 'warm' - meaning orange or red. I'm not sure what you use but if you have Photoshop or can figure out something similar with what you use, try this: Go to Color Balance, choose Shadows under "Tone Balance" and then move the cyan/red slider between +20 and +40. That will get rid of the blue cast and will also warm up the shot.

Roberts suggestion to try Neat Image is also a good one.

I also agree about the person's head being lost on the mountain. Both images are so dark that they blend together and become one. Perhaps if you had just moved a bit to the right the person would have a backdrop of water instead of mountain or rocks.

A very good attempt. Sunset/Sunrises can be tricky.

Looking Before the Leap
by wkmen

Comment by SDW:
Very nice Micro. Great detail and focus. I know why you used B&W but I still wonder what the color version would of looked like. Good Shot!

summer is done
by wkmen

Comment by ButterflySis:
I'd have to agree with what some of the others have said. There's too much competing in this image - colors, in/out of focus subjects, and just random 'things'. The out of focus gourds in the front are distracting; the corn cob on the left is barely in the image, I would have either included it or not; the ribbon sort of winds through the image without purpose, half facing us, half away; and there seem to be two or three different colored towels(?) peeking through from beneath the gourds and pumpkin. I think better organization and more attention to the little things could have really made this a great image. Sometimes simplicity is best. :-)

Edit: I meant to comment on the roses. As with the corn cob, I would have done something about the rose on the right edge of the image. I'm not really sure they fit into the image well, though. Part of thinks they may somehow have a chance - you know, the death of the rose representing the beginning of fall. Just not sure about them...

Message edited by author 2005-01-08 21:38:32.

At the Car Show
by wkmen

Comment by BAMartin:
This is a very sharp photo except for the two flowers in the foreground. They are so out of focus that they almost make me want to wipe the screen to rid it of smudges. I do like the reflections and bits of glare on the car, they add to the metalic feel.

a touch of autumn
by wkmen

Comment by ButterflySis:
Nice shot. I don't really have any suggestions for this one. I will comment on the blue though. It's a little distracting to me, but at the same time, blue and orange are complimentary colors so maybe it could work...? You capture fall well.

Roadside Wildflower
by wkmen

Comment by ButterflySis:
I really like this one. I like the amount of dof you used. I don't find the image to be too dark. The in-focus images appear to be the proper color. Everything is very sharp. Only suggestion for this one is to have maybe put all of the in-focus flowers totally in the frame. That's probably just a personally preference though. Very nice shot!

a touch of autumn
by wkmen

Comment by BAMartin:
The texture of this photograph is the true subject. Teh interplay between the texture of the corn and the texture of the pumpkin compliment each other. Even the corn husks add an interest to the study of complementing textures. I might have cropped it a bit tighter to exclude the tiny bit of background. Although it is out of focus and not distracting per say, it does take away from the total study of texture the rest of the photo exudes.