Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by indianzfan:
I am normally sick of flower pictures but I actually like this one. Nicely done. 7

Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Glacierwolf:
Not a good picture to use - statues are always drab, desaturating a statue doesn't make it stand out. That, and it looks like you oversaturate the remaining colors - they are way too bright.

Hibiscus Girl
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by PhilipDyer:
Beautiful, crisp, clear shot. Very nice job!

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

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
Thanks for all the great comments everyone! Regarding the light and sign pole to the left, I guess I overlooked that and had I noticed it, would have probably cropped or cloned it out.

As for the colors, this is basically straight out of the camera with only a slight saturation boost. Agreed, the top feels a bit heavy but if I cropped out the overhead tree, I'd lost much contrast of the sky with the deeper blues towards the top. Same goes with focusing on the couple on the bench, I'd lose a lot of the dynamic colors of the fiery sunset had I singled them out.

Thanks again for all the constructive criticism!

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

Comment by KevinRiggs:
I would have liked this better if you'd cropped the upper tree out of the frame and made it much more of a horizontal shot from the dark ground up into the pinkish section of the sky just above the palm trees. Just my take on it.

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

Comment by Pooba:
good color and composition

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

Comment by princess:
This is a beautiful shot! Definitely worth a 10. Too bad I can't vote. :(

Magic Island Sunset
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Imagineer:
Very neat job indeed.

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

Comment by Tranquil:
I really like the framing here. Unfortunately the sign and the lightpost out on the right detract from the shot. Could have been cloned? Good shot though :)

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

Comment by Kali:
Maika'i!