Italian Water Garden at Thanksgiving Point
by dwterry

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi Dwterry...

This is a nice composition. I like the 'steps' that lead the my eye up to the statue at the top. This is a really neat subject. I'm curious if it is lit at night as well... there may be some strong opportunities for a night shot with this scene.

The post processing here created some damage in this photograph tho. I don't like the 'halo' around the statue at the top of the frame. I'm not sure if that is a result of the burn tool or not but it feels odd to me. Looking at your camera settings, you may have been able to get the top area of this frame sharper as well with a smaller aperture. I can't really see any advantage of not having everything sharp in this scene...

John Setzler

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by claudia26:
great shot

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by greslizzz:
very good picture but it is NOT a team sport, You should have it for print

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by Jinjit:
Amazing photo! but not quite team sport... Gave you a 9 'cause I really loved it though

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by PaulMdx:
Fantastic capture. Not sure about the sepia, think I might prefer colour, although it does work well.

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by stormshadow:
Swimming... a team sport? :) just kidding. the best damn photo in this challenge. you really can feel how hard he's trying. -10

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by LisaCan:
great shot

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by slonko:
very nice

Faster than a Speeding Dolphin
by dwterry

Comment by dv_rock:
Nice picture..This would of work better in Backligthing challenge..Keep up the good work..

An Eye for Beauty
by dwterry

Comment by kcwhisper379:
I really like this crop as well as the frame. The focus is a little soft on her eye. Seems the light is coming from the side.