April
by scottwilson

Comment by gruvin:
Great angle. Great cropping. Beautifully crisp and clear calendar photo. Slightly over-exposed?

April
by scottwilson

Comment by SandyP:
Awesome picture! That's about as clear and sharp as you can get. Colors are great.

April
by scottwilson

Comment by colda:
great pic, I can easily imagine this pic on a calendar - well done

April
by scottwilson

Comment by Brenb:
Beautiful crisp shot. The shades of blue are great with the white buildings.

April
by scottwilson

Comment by deapee:
Beautiful photo. While it fits the challenge and all that I'm sure, I must just be missing what makes the photo April besides the title. I'm taking your word for it though. Nice shot!

World’s Largest Canoe Races Comes to Kona Each September
by scottwilson

Comment by blemt:
I'd love to see this race. :) Looks like there are some blown highlites in this. We are also too far away to see the energy of the event. If you are using a dSLR, then I'd suggest a better lens. If you are using a point and shoot, then get closer. :) In this type of event, part of the fun is the energy. That said, it does meed the travel guide feel. 6

World’s Largest Canoe Races Comes to Kona Each September
by scottwilson

Comment by janfries:
Excellent choice of subject. Focus could have been a little crisper. Works well for the challenge.

World’s Largest Canoe Races Comes to Kona Each September
by scottwilson

Comment by charmayne:
nice subject and composition, focus could be a little better

World’s Largest Canoe Races Comes to Kona Each September
by scottwilson

Comment by dwterry:
This one might be improved with a little tighter shot to help get the viewer "in" on the action. Good luck on the challenge!

World’s Largest Canoe Races Comes to Kona Each September
by scottwilson

Comment by e301:
Can't see what is achieved by confining the interst of the image to the centre third of the composition here. It makes for uncomfortable viewing you see: as the eye moves through the subject area, one is constantly aware of the parallel space above and below, and one's eye is thus constantly drawn there - except there is nothing happening of real interest in either space - a very blank sky, and the reflections are not broken in an interesting manner, just seem very ordinary. As one's eye moves back up or down the frame, of course one is drawn to the other, opposite third of the image, where like wise there isn't much interest. the trick, the point of the 'thirds' composition is that whilst the eye is drawn away from the main subject, it is then returned to it, rather than to the other side of it, and it is that movement of area of concentration that helps the visual interest - generally, a better photo is one where the eye is required to move through the image, but which ensures it is not often allowed to find areas of little interest.

For this challenge, I would personally have cropped out a good deal of the water - given it's subject, this is not a challenge for experimentation.

Sorry to go on, but a lot of folks I guesss will make comments about centred composition, and this is an attempt to explain why, in this case, it's a bad thing. Your subject, however, is perfect for the challenge. A 5