Butterfly
by flip89

Comment by PhilipDyer:
This is a really beautiful shot. I wonder why the sky looks so liquidy? If you like, maybe after the challenge you can select just the sky and blur it a bit to get rid of that unusual texture. Still, this shot came out really nice.

Hope Rides the Waves
by flip89

Comment by Dibutil:
From the critique club...
The picture is unbalanced. Leave just a couple of the right surfers and make it portrait frame. Then the water on top will be heavy enough to justify figures at the bottom.

See the Grand Canyon By Air
by flip89

Comment by drgsoell:
Very crisp. You had a pretty clear day for this.

See the Grand Canyon By Air
by flip89

Comment by jbsmithana:
I love this shot. The river going diagonally through the photo from corner to corner is perfect. A winner!

See the Grand Canyon By Air
by flip89

Comment by JPR:
Wish I was able to afford to when I was there. Apparantly the photographs one gets on the arial trip are well worth the money. I found the Grand Canyone nearly impossible to photograph. If I had come home with a shot like this I would blow it up as big as I possibly could and hang it in my home. 10

Pure
by flip89

Comment by Figo:
Ahh.. I want to be a teacher if only for moments like this one. Vibrant shot.. Kudos.

Message edited by author 2004-09-05 05:12:03.

Joy of Summer
by flip89

Comment by Figo:
The cascading water makes for a strange affect... Very cool picture.

Enchanted Forest
by flip89

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Brilliant scenery. The relationship to the theme is a bit thin, but acceptable.

Rough
by flip89

Comment by ddng:
Critique Club Comment

Composition: While this photo has a nice tight crop, the attention is very focused on the model's armpit! It almost seems as though the model is struggling to get his face into the photo, perhaps because of the strong line of his arm and the shadows. Maybe a different angle of the same pose could have worked better.

Lighting: There is not too much variation in tones in this B&W. The shadows are fantastic in this photo though and the darkness around the model's eyes is striking. The esp. shiny spot on the model's nose is distracting to me, but maybe I am just being picky! No one else seems to have noticed it judging from your comments.

Focus: There could have been a sharper focus on the model's face as it seems that the sharpest point on this photo are his hairs! His neck also seems to be especially in focus.

Overall Impression : The contrasts between shadow and light are very effective in this shot and overall I think it is a nice photo but with a few touch ups could have had more of a 'wow' factor.

Battlestar Galactica
by flip89

Comment by birdyblue:
Beautiful color!