Evening Calm
by markwiley

Comment by hahn23:
Very nice. Love the horizon line on the upper rule of thirds area. Harmoniously composed! The old pier posts provide exquisite leading lines, which take the viewer out to the tranquil sea. Exceptionally pleasant grain in the old wood, sand and pebbles. Perfectly level horizon. The sky and clouds are okay. I think the overall image needs one more element of interest. The leading lines of the old pier take the viewer out there and I find myself searching for "something".... a boat, an island, a light, a thunderstorm, a city skyline, etc. Technically, this is great, with clarity and excellent sharpness in the details. No detail lost in the shadows, nor the highlights. That said, it might be a bit subdued with regards to light. Yes, it's dusk (or dawn) twilight.... but, some dynamic light might have created shadows and highlights to naturally punch up the energy. For visual appeal, I have found my most successful landscape images to have a balance of red, green and blue colors. I mean the scene is what it is. But a green boat and some additional red tones in the sky would have balanced the dominant blue sea. I like your title. This is a very eye-pleasing image to view.

Evening Calm
by markwiley

Comment by Dphoto:
I cropped this on my screen with a piece of paper and like it better without the foreground. I think the horizon should be the subject with just the old pier pilings leading to it. Still a nice photo.

Morning Jogger on the Bridge
by markwiley

Comment by tome:
Fantastic! Beautiful gradient. Derek has a point, this is a great challenge!
But anyway - you go to work VERY early :).

Hesitation
by markwiley

Comment by blindjustice:
The figure begins clear, and dissolves before the viewer's eyes, the textures pop up and the viewer is nicely lost in visions of alien brains and floats in a sea of popcorn ceiling buds. excellent.

Morning Jogger on the Bridge
by markwiley

Comment by bmartuch:
Beautiful colors and very nice composition.

Morning Jogger on the Bridge
by markwiley

Comment by spiritualspatula:
This is exactly the sort of thing I wanted for us all to get out of the challenge- seeing a scene, having whatever lens it is that we have with/on us, and making something possible of a fleeting moment because we are acquainted with our system.
Excellent.

Morning Jogger on the Bridge
by markwiley

Comment by Cuttooth:
wow, what a gorgeous shot!

Colorful Smirk
by markwiley

Comment by Cuttooth:
great focus and perfect bokeh.
really nice portrait.

Tulip
by markwiley

Comment by Cuttooth:
very pretty flower. the pink looks nice against the green bg.

IMG_2576ed
by markwiley

Comment by spiritualspatula:
The unopened buds in the background add a nice touch of context to this shot and serve as something to break up the nearly uniform green of the background. Good job.