desert-wild-flower
by sfalice

Comment by CapeSail:
I like the square crop with centered composition for this. The frame is nice as well it carries the theme on but doesn't take away from the main subject.

desert-wild-flower
by sfalice

Comment by Alicia:
So pretty! The frame really works to accentuate the flower and makes it pop out at me. Nice tones and great detail, too.

abandoned-pier
by sfalice

Comment by trevytrev:
Cool shot, love the old piers in the water. This does seem that it could be a bit sharper.

The Egg Yolk (by JMS - Blue Ribbon, February 2003)
by sfalice

Comment by Judi:
Good work. Although due to the lighting the egg yolk seems to have no depth to it.

The Egg Yolk (by JMS - Blue Ribbon, February 2003)
by sfalice

Comment by CNovack:
I like the color tones in the yolk with that nice fade from bright yellow to an outer orange. The bubbles around the yolk throw me off a bit as that I think that there are too many small ones rather than the few larger ones of the original. Too many clustered there makes it seem too busy for what is a simple, clean and minimilistic shot. The bubble on the outer edge is a bit too out of focus and I think it needs to be sharper. I would try a smaller aperature (thinking 6.3 or higher) and slower shutter speed (be sure to have it on a tripod to keep the camera steady while exposing the shot & a low ISO like 50-100 would be good too to avoid image grain if this is shot indoors with low light) I also think that the blue of the grooved plate needs to be illuminated more to show off some of the rich color it has for it looks a bit flat and dark. I also think that if you had moved the yolk further down the curve of the yolk would be 'echoed' with the grooves that spiral around it. That would make the composition more visually interesting. It would look like the grooves are further 'ripples' away from the center yolk. Hmmm, come to think of it you know what this composition makes me think of? The yolk is the sun and the grooves of the plate are the planetary revolutions around it.

rocky-ruins-in Marin
by sfalice

Comment by JLC:
What a fun shot, and the processing is neat!

rocky-ruins-in Marin
by sfalice

Comment by CapeSail:
Cool processing....looks like IR in B&W.

two-harbor-seals-on-a-rock
by sfalice

Comment by suemack:
What a wonderful treat to see them so relaxed and in their own environment. Beautiful shot!

two-harbor-seals-on-a-rock
by sfalice

Comment by ephln:
Would have loved to see their faces but you would have gotten VERY wet trying to capture that :)
I like the "cousin it" looking seaweed covered rocks they are resting on.

two-harbor-seals-on-a-rock
by sfalice

Comment by carofo:
It looks like they are resting on a pile of wet wigs! Great tonal range. I would love to see their faces.