Desert
by mattpga

Comment by mattpga:
This was my first entry on DPC. Thanks for all the feedback. The most common comment was that I should have used a deeper DOF in this photo (although several people said they liked the DOF I used). Well, that rock just looked beautiful to me and to capture it how I wanted, my camera needed to be in macro mode. Because of that, I don't think I could have had a deeper DOF, although if I'm wrong, please correct me. Anyway, I had fun with this one and it was cool to see all of the positive things people said about my photo.

Desert
by mattpga

Comment by Agehall:
Nice shot

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by mattpga

Comment by AnAUTiger:
Nice colors ... my opinon, I would have rather had the cactus in focus with the foreground blured ... but that is just my opinion!

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by mattpga

Comment by drewmedia:
Very nice composition. I love the contrast of objects and the contrast of colors working together.

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Comment by karmakiller:
Not too sure about the cactus â€Â¦ should it be more in focus ???

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by mattpga

Comment by autool:
Different shot in an area all your own. I am misled as to the main subject, and if it was intentional you did a good job. Pics don't have to be by the old rules to be good.

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by mattpga

Comment by JJart:
I'm not crazy about the way you used the DOF in this picture.

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by mattpga

Comment by moondoggie:
Nice compositon, color and texture. Good job!

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by mattpga

Comment by irae:
The sky would improve with a little positive gamma adjustment - looks a bit too gray/dark from here. The lichens are great, but the oof cactus and noise in the sky detract. I'm guessing you were in macro mode, so not much you could do about the depth of field.

Desert
by mattpga

Comment by cbonsall:
whata fantastic moss/sky contrast