Fish Ladder
by taterbug

Comment by emayner:
I like the water, but i'm not sure about the purple concrete

Fish Ladder
by taterbug

Comment by Studio18:
Very cool.

Fish Ladder
by taterbug

Comment by mist:
Impressive slow water shot. I think I'd have cropped off the very top of the image, to remove the dark patch on the upper wall.

Fish Ladder
by taterbug

Comment by sherpet:
This is just amazing, and I love this so much.....
Excellent photography here.....

Fish Ladder
by taterbug

Comment by coolblue:
the water here looks very surreal..

And Sow It Begins....
by taterbug

Comment by whitewolf:
Interesting photo - a little contrasty.

And Sow It Begins....
by taterbug

Comment by sherpet:
I like this one.....

Hope For Tomorrow
by taterbug

Comment by mrorange002:
Greetings from the critique club!

Well, where to begin...
The first thing that comes to mind when I look at this image is: Why is it blurred? It's a strong image that has the potential to really POP out at you, and the blur takes away so much of the potential.

You following me?

I tend to ramble when I comment, so please bear with me!

Also, it seems WAY way way over-processed. I know that skin isn't really that smooth... the use on NI seems to have taken away the realism of the shot. Almost plastic like texture to it.

I'm also not really getting the crop. Well, maybe... but I'm leaning towards the feeling that if your gonna shoot with a crop like this, then i think it could almost be OVER exaturated, with even more sky on the top.

Also, a little fill flash would have done wonders for the shadows/darkness of the girls face, or even just using a reflector (or if you don't own a reflector, a stiff white board works perfectly)

It's a great concept for the challenge, and you really put a lot of thought into it, kudos to you! But I really think you could have been in the top 20 it if wasn't blurred. IMO, most photos do not need much work, and many times, to much post production often degrades from a perfectly good image.

Cheers!
E

And Sow It Begins....
by taterbug

Comment by justine:
Attractive shot, love the color treatment.

Hope For Tomorrow
by taterbug

Comment by posthumous:
there's a strange halo around the girl. too much of the vaseline filter? otherwise, a great shot.