Being Environmentally Unfriendly
by redmoon

Comment by PhilipDyer:
I love this picture! I'm sure everyone is saying that the yellow cap is distracting, so I won't add to the cacophany. ;-) Very nice shot.

Tree
by redmoon

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Interesting shot, spoilt by the odd uneven border which is only at the top and bottom. Tree could do with more sharpness, although some of it is affected by too much! The job of blurring your background is a little clumsy in places, it would be much nicer to have seen this achieved with dof, although presumably you don't have the kit available for this.

Being Environmentally Unfriendly
by redmoon

Comment by melismatica:
This is lit in a flat and unintersting way. There are many distracting hot spots (glares in the plastic).
It is out of focus. You might have had something interesting with that one yellow cap amidst all the blue but it is too small to be more than a distraction.

Being Environmentally Unfriendly
by redmoon

Comment by Tallbloke:
It's potentially a great shot but seems to be lacking something. I think if th elighting was improved this would be stunning.

Tree
by redmoon

Comment by nicoledb:
Not bad, but the top and bottom borders are a major distraction.

Tree
by redmoon

Comment by e301:
I like the strange depth of field here - well, perhaps not strange, but kind of antique, if you follow me. Love the almost model-like sense of detail and tidyness: makes it look so small. Aided by that film-like border, this has a real subtletly that I fear will be lost on the 10 second voters. Not sure that I wouldn't personally have tried to avoid the blown-out sky, either with some kind of graduated filter or framing the subject against a solid background of other trees. But it's lovely work as it is. 8

Being Environmentally Unfriendly
by redmoon

Comment by ddmckinney1954:
good point

Being Environmentally Unfriendly
by redmoon

Comment by lbWhaples:
sharpen

Being Environmentally Unfriendly
by redmoon

Comment by ElGiri:
Great!

Being Environmentally Unfriendly
by redmoon

Comment by strongheart:
good