The Green Valley
by Tressider

Comment by e301:
Everything in frame is sharp OK - a start at least. Really difficult to make out any shadows here - looks like the sun may be directly overhead, which has an awful flattening effect on this landscape. If only you'd been able to wait until a lower angle of light might have produced some shadows to give real depth to those hills, some real shape: which might also have helped in terms of pure composition - it's a struggle here to find any shapes to lead the eye around, or any real striking subject to hold the attention and to anchor the image. 5

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by Mona:
Very nice.

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by Ambo:
I like this, just feel a little flat though.

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by fisheye:
Nice shot. Pattern on cup draws my attention away from the crossword; plain color might work well.

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by paynekj:
I think you're just showing off with a completed crossword! This is a good picture, the depth of field is just right.

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by TrollMan:
Very sharp - I like it!

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by cghubbell:
foreground blurring on the pencil.

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by 16point2mm:
A solid shot. Pulling down the blue might have been an option, but I don't think it's problematic this time 'round.

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by BillE:
We must think alike. I ended up doing something completely different but this was almost identical to the vision I was going to try to create. DOF seems to be on the coffee mug. I might have tried a wider DOF to bring the paper into focus. Then again, that might have made the photo to busy. Nice job.

Morning Wake-Up
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Comment by lockjawdavis:
a tad sterile for me...