Thinking of You
by jbsmithana

Comment by Portia_N:
very cool! I love the way the water looks!

Thinking of You
by jbsmithana

Comment by taterbug:
This photo really grabs my attention. Very strong compositionally. Awesome dof. Great detail. I really like the tones. Interesting how even though the colors are close, the bird really stands out. (part of the awesome dof, huh?) Great job.

Thinking of You
by jbsmithana

Comment by chele:
great capture, i would buy this if it were a greeting card.

Thinking of You
by jbsmithana

Comment by Bud:
Great shot, i like the blue cast in the water.

Thinking of You
by jbsmithana

Comment by Germaine:
This really is a great picture. I'm not sure that it's right for a greeting card, but that's just me. Is this an outtake from the 1/3's challenge?

Shades of Nature
by jbsmithana

Comment by jbsmithana:

Originally posted by Jutilda: Wow - what a rainbow. Are those dolphins? It's a beautiful spot. I love the warm rich tones of the flora and fauna. Great capture!

Nope - just bull kelp. This is a saltwater bay off a trail in Washington Park, Anacortes, WA. Taken with my old Fuji PS.

Lavatara in Darkness
by jbsmithana

Comment by ubique:
Hi JB ... and greetings from the Critique Club.
Well, you've already acted on the selection artifact issue, so let's forget that. Except don't be too hard on yourself about it; this is an awfully difficult subject to select cleanly, especially when you're going for a clean black background! Now, the rest. The composition is terrific ... not just the thirds thing, but the careful inclusion of the edge-on bloom at lower left and the two buds above the main bloom. Not only artistically satisfying, but botanically meticulous as well! The actual image of the primary bloom is also very good; immaculately exposed and crisply focused in all the right places. The evening light was well chosen to accentuate the soft, flourescent glow of the petals. And of course from a challenge theme point of view, it could hardly be any more impressive; the colour contrast and the tonal contrast are spectacular.
I can offer no other constructive criticism; the selection stuff aside, it's simply a very fine image.
Cheers,
Paul

Shades of Nature
by jbsmithana

Comment by Jutilda:
Wow - what a rainbow. Are those dolphins? It's a beautiful spot. I love the warm rich tones of the flora and fauna. Great capture!

Emotion
by jbsmithana

Comment by Jutilda:
I just found this in your portfolio. What an emotive shot. I love his eyes. They are so telling. Kind of makes you realize how close we really ARE to the primates. Thanks for the smile!

Lavatara in Darkness
by jbsmithana

Comment by jbsmithana:
Well this one made me order a new monitor, Dell UltraSharp 2001FP 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor. I never saw the artifact that others could see and comented on. It came from a selection that I guess I did not do cleanly before darkening the background. Other than that I was happy with this one. And I even received a validation request at the end of the challenge!