Heading South
by jbsmithana

Comment by ecdillon:
Love it! Great way to spice up the landscape by adding geese flying. The back ground is very muted and I don't know if there was any way for you to increase the contrast without making the birds become silhouettes. But that might look nice too.

Dinner Secured
by jbsmithana

Comment by toddhead:
How cool....

Snow Geese before the Storm
by jbsmithana

Comment by philup:
***Greetings from the Critique Club***

Let me start by saying WOW..what a great picture. I am really shocked that this did not finish in the top 25! I think its an awesome picture! And it does meet the challenge.

The focus is great, and I don't see any blown out spots. Great job on that! The detail in the birds is just awesome!

The only problem I can see ( IMO ) is the birds are a little small. I'm thinking of the voters here. I think the closer it is, the more detail you can see in the birds...

Overall: Its a great photo, should have finished better than it did. Keep up the great work.

I hope my comment helps...
Phillip

Snow Geese before the Storm
by jbsmithana

Comment by jbsmithana:
Thanks to all for the comments, all are constructive. I guess I should have left a little more color in the shot and kept the contrast up. But then again I kinda of liked the cool feel to this.

Snow Geese before the Storm
by jbsmithana

Comment by tcmartin:
I didn't leave a comment before, but I rated this one of the highest in the challenge. This was very nicely done. The white of the birds was nicely shot without being too hot and blown out. In fact that is why I feel it is such a nice job. While the top 25% is a great result, personally I feel you deserved to fall in the top 10% with this shot. Well done.

Snow Geese before the Storm
by jbsmithana

Comment by popdeepop:
Washed out overall.

Snow Geese before the Storm
by jbsmithana

Comment by tjmueller:
great shoot, falls well in line with the challange

How the West Was Won
by jbsmithana

Comment by PollyBean:
Love it! Good luck! :D

How the West Was Won
by jbsmithana

Comment by KaDi:
Simple and effective composition. I like that you've maintained the range of tones in this image...they could have been so easily lost to the grain. Nice, timeless feel with the light duotone application. Something about the horse's pose and direct stare are just so appealing.

How the West Was Won
by jbsmithana

Comment by neophyte:
Looks like an old western photo. Nice job.