Seven Sister Falls
by ivale28

Comment by photokariangel:
i really dont want to sound rude,but i cant really find anyting to relate to in this image. but wherever its taken, make sure that little boy dosent fall in. :-O

Circle of Light
by ivale28

Comment by Oich:
I like your original take on the "circle" idea. I would have given you a high score because I think your entry is creative. That said, I think a lot of people might dismiss the idea. Since the average voter (including me, depending on the challenge) might only spend a limited amount of time on each picture (probably a couple of seconds!), an image that doesn't immediately connect with the challenge topic might get voted down a lot.

I read somewhere that voters here tend to prefer images that are simple over images that are busy, because when you are flipping through hundreds of pictures, you are going to stop only at the eye-catchers. So if the focal point of interest is not immediately obvious, voters might use their 4s and 5s to vote "next!" The darkened leaves by the trunk and by the are also distracting -- the overall composition might flow better without them.

Circle of Light
by ivale28

Comment by one2one:
Great looking shot and well composed. Although your blacks are perfect, your whites are not as perfect. They're not white at all but grayish. Maybe this played in your low score. I'm more in tune with the idea that you were stretching it a little bit too much and people didn't see the roundness in the highlighted sky. I keep going back to it, which is good. :)

Seven Sister Falls
by ivale28

Comment by Nuzzer:
Including the boy adds interest to what would be "yet another waterfall"

B&W-Week-20.jpg
by ivale28

Comment by Ken:
The bokeh creates a nice texture to make the flowers stand out.

Seven Sister Falls
by ivale28

Comment by EBJones:
With the person in the frame, this feels like a vacation snapshot. I think that with a lower perspective (angled up a bit) and without the person, that this could have been a much better image of the falls.

Light Within
by ivale28

Comment by LiamD2005:
A good attempt but Ive seen this executed better before. Without the background light it would have been better.

Light Within
by ivale28

Comment by michelaudette:
Nice!

Light Within
by ivale28

Comment by SDW:
Nice curves. Light a little blown but still looks good.

Light Within
by ivale28

Comment by Prash:
The theme is great. It just lacks originality. I have seen one too many similar pictures like this one.