Female Bodyboarder
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Lafaminit:
I believe if you stick to these "water/action" shots, you will definitely pull out a true money shot. I like the brightness and the clarity here. With the right crop, you've got a great poster for a surf shop.

Flying Over the Sunset
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Lafaminit:
Brandon, this is a great shot! It's really difficult to get sun shots without being completely blown out. The title makes it even better.

Grand Finale: Sunset at Magic Island
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by soccerdad:
Poles are not adding anything as described below. However, I think the people are really what make this great. The expectation is that it is simply beautiful tree silouttes, until you look closely. I didn't vote on this image, but, my guess is it would have gotten a 6 or 7.

Best,

Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
Thanks, I thought this would've done MUCH better than your average flower pic. I suppose people were turned off by the brightness of the flowers and the bluish tone I added to cool off the pic since the flowers appeared "on fire."

Still, I don't know why people insisted that the statue was the focus of my photo when it is desaturated. Yes, it is in focus of the lens but I had clearly wanted it to become part of the background as well, drawing the focal point to the flowers. A balance of nature and man-made, delicate and metallic, yin and yang. I guess I got too artsy.

Message edited by author 2004-07-02 06:36:50.

Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Marjo:
This is really a great photo. (I would guess that the voters don't like statues, maybe?)

Waterfall at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by L1:
This is a beautiful image, Brandon! I love the silky texture of the water. Wonderful! :o)

Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by vonautsch:
The flowers are nice and colorful, but the grays just seem to blend in a bit too much. It's tough to see where the head stops and the background begins, making it a little distracting.

Waterfall at the Hilton Hawaiian Village
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by MWitt:
This is beautiful! Great color and lighting.

Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by K-Rob:
Interesting. I'm not sure about the slight blue-ish hue to the desaturated part of the image, but good none the less.

Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Lafaminit:
beautiful idea. I assume you placed the flowers on the statue. I like the way you think. You obviously have a great eye and creativity. 10 :)