Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by magnetic9999:
excellent closeup of a bird, but not the most well-rendered example of selective desat., i think the colors are not well suited - the bird doesn't look too different from black and white

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by nborton:
the bird looks a lot like a painting (not a good or bad thing, just an observation). if i were to recommend one thing, it would be to boost the contrast a little.

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by aznym:
looks like a cardboard cut-out

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by graphicfunk:
Charming colors.

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by cghubbell:
I like the top - bottom balance of this, but I find the city to be the more interesting focus. Unfortunately, the foreground boat is what the image's composition and perspective emphasizes to me. Also feels hazy - some more lighting would and sharpness would bring out more of the architectural detail. Great idea - there is a lot of interest in this city scape.

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by hopper:
Seems to me this picture is missing the EnCon building (and the Hudson River Way), but maybe it's just a bit farther up river. The striped bass are running, every morning on the way to work I see tons of boats out fishing :)

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by Tranquil:
I was jus tthere...is that all you could find?..just kidding, i like the image...albany is a very photogenic city...love to see more.

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by khkai:
I'm sure the sky is often times like this over there, but it would really be a much better photo had there been some clouds or even dark rain clouds giving it an ominious look. But good overall composition.

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by moodville:
The image looks a little flat to me, possibly because of the muted colors from the overcast day. The composition is good and having the fisherman as a foreground element to the city backdrop is great. Unfortunately the image is a little soft/OOF and using USM may have helped a little.

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by Neil:
Looks familiar to me--I was just there yesterday ;) Nice composition, though some might argue this is not the best view of the city. Might have had more impact on a less gray day, with more color saturation. The fishing boat is important here--just so they don't eat the three headed fish. One nice thing I think about the capital district is we have such great blue skys much of the time, with lovely clouds. Ok, summer, anyway. ;)