Trust
by MargaretNet

Comment by roz:
well they missed something extraordinary..
thanks for telling the story Margaret..
congrats on an awesome photo and great place in the challenge ..

Trust
by MargaretNet

Comment by roz:
incredible photo .. but its like she is up there almost invisible .. the eyes of the crowd are not on her .. but mine are .. !! ..
will love to read the story behind this amazing image .. :)

Sopwith Camel Being Hand Made
by MargaretNet

Comment by Neat:
I didn’t realise that was a mirror, what a great hobby to have. I think it’s very important that we all have hobbies that we love doing.

Sopwith Camel Being Hand Made
by MargaretNet

Comment by roz:
Margaret .. this was one of my favs in the challenge .. hence the vote of 9 i can see highlighted in red .. !!! ..
and reading what you have written .. re the mirror .. you have done that like a magician .. even knowing what you have done its still not that obvious ..
will look forward to seeing the finished plane ..
and btw .. hearing that your husband hand crafted the propeller himself .. appears building this was a labour of love .. :)

Nightfall
by MargaretNet

Comment by SaraR:
The first entry I have opened, and a real treat. Excellent in its own right, and even better for the challenge theme.

Trust
by MargaretNet

Comment by spencelg:
Gorgeous! My choice for yellow in this challenge.

Nightfall
by MargaretNet

Comment by Lydia:
This is gorgeous! I love that light!

I'll be interested to see how this fares with the voters.

(From the challenge description: "Keep in mind that rats always skulk around the corners/edges of the street or houses or trees: you never see them taking a short-cut through busy or open spaces."

I even like the blue (which I normally wouldn't).

After the rain
by MargaretNet

Comment by Lydia:
Who knows why voters vote what they do, Margaret?

I always get it wrong. They sometimes love the ones I just stick in and think will sink... then they hate the ones I love.

Anyway, to answer your question, this is a six vote in my book. I think it's a good shot, but not really spectacular. I enjoy looking at it but I don't say "wow!". (am I being too honest??) I think it would have had more "pop!" if the water had more motion blur and the rocks and trees were in sharper focus. As I follow the water from the top... it's flowing... flowing... and then BAM! It stops into nothing. It kinda makes me uncomfortable... a bit. I want to see what it's flowing into.

I also hiked a bit to get my shot... and couldn't get what I wanted out of it. Darnsies.

Let's both try again. :D

After the rain
by MargaretNet

Comment by gipper11:
Hello:

In my opinion, the main part of the photo being the waterfall and surrounding shrubs are blown out i.e. overexposed and the darker areas are underexposed, that's probably the main reason the phot did not score the way you wanted it to. I think it's a bit soft also, I would like a photo of this type to be crystal clear, a tripod is a must and maybe a longer exposure. I like the subject matter just not the way it was exposed and the focus.

After the rain
by MargaretNet

Comment by Ammie:
'twas a 7 from me. Absolutely nothing wrong with the technique, but the scenery just a little boring, still worthy of a 7 in my book though. I love your work!