Mandarin Ripples
by tristalisk

Comment by Jozi:
Very nice! It took me a second to figure out the background as the water is SO clear. I just wish the little guy wasn't so squatted down. I love the colours and that little green leaf in the water adds a nice little punch too. Very nice.

Cat Nap
by tristalisk

Comment by metoecus:
I don't see boredom here. Laziness? Definitely. Fatigue? Yes. Boredom? No. The photo is good from a technical standpoint (good focus, reasonable exposure of the black cat, etc.), but there's little here to separate this image from the dozens of other zoo/house pet pictures.

Cat Nap
by tristalisk

Comment by lizzyc3:
Hehe, The color's a little funny but that kitty's cute. good job! 6

Cat Nap
by tristalisk

Comment by Thorr:
Nice pussycat ! 8

The Path Home
by tristalisk

Comment by Rachel34:
Beautiful...the colors are fantstic...makes me feel like I could step right into the photo...

Painted with fire
by tristalisk

Comment by tristalisk:
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Dark Days
by tristalisk

Comment by Jinjit:
Oh... this one is even better then the color version!
In this one the sky are so much more special.
Beautiful and moody.

Calm days
by tristalisk

Comment by Jinjit:
What an amazing sunset.
The colors and the reflections are wonderful.
Great job!

Painted with fire
by tristalisk

Comment by mycelium:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Definitely the first thing that I notice about this picture is the colors. The colors are great. The range of tones in the sky is just wonderful.

Since the colors are so strong, probably the strongest aspect of this image, you want to accentuate them as much as possible and remove distractions. The bottom 1/5 or so of the image is dark and unappealing, so it doesn't belong there. Taking out that part would also (as blemt suggested) would improve the composition by taking the horizon down from its current hovering place aroudn the 1/2 mark. It would draw the focus back to the sky, where all the color and interest is.

Without doing anything other than that slight change, I think you'd have a much improved picture. Going a bit further than that (this is something for "next time," I guess), I wonder what this scene would have looked like a few seconds later, just after the sun went beyond the hills. You might not have lost anything that way, and just avoided having the burned out parts of the picture caused by the sun and its reflection. Something to keep in mind, perhaps.

Just keep taking pictures :)

The Path Home
by tristalisk

Comment by Kylie:
Very emotive and moving use of color and atmosphere. I really enjoyed seeing this one.