The Girl in Red
by artvet

Comment by whiteroom:
beautiful, should do very well

Architectural Abstract
by artvet

Comment by Neil:
Brilliant shot--I had this pegged for top 10. I don't know what went wrong, but it's still a great photo. Congratulations.

Architectural Abstract
by artvet

Comment by dartompkins:
Very interesting abstract. It has great depth that draws your eye into the shot. Crisp. Good work.

Architectural Abstract
by artvet

Comment by kearock:
I like the colors and angles, but I'm not crazy about the square crop or the border.

Lone Star
by artvet

Comment by megryan:
Here's another one that should have finished higher. Some of the shots above this I'm left scratching my head how they got there !

Into the Light
by artvet

Comment by Konador:
Critique Club

This is a great photo and definately fits the Bokeh challenge. The colour and contrast are in my opinion spot on, but I see one major flaw which I think stopped you scoring higher.

Lens Flare.

Whilst it is true that the bright orange glow adds impact to the photo, the green and blue flares on the crisp silhouette of the branch do not. Under advanced editing rules it would be perfectly legal to use the clone tool to remove these and enhance the overall appeal of the photo. Also, the orange streaks on the branch should also be cloned out in my opinion. It is enough for the light to overcove the branch shapes in the bokeh, as that creates a good enough mood, without them obscuring the main focal point of the photo.

Composition-wise this is pretty good. I think maybe moving the branch up or down in the frame slightly would help, bringing it a bit more off centre, but it doesn't matter all that much in this case.

Architectural Abstract
by artvet

Comment by 3DsArcher:
Nice capture & the black frame works as well

Message edited by author 2005-01-25 19:30:40.

Lone Star
by artvet

Comment by megryan:
May look even better with no hand and more macro detail on the star. Not a bad idea though.

Architectural Abstract
by artvet

Comment by rscorp:
Interesting photo. You managed to take something that potentially could have been really messy and give it some structure. Great use of angles, lines and colors.

Architectural Abstract
by artvet

Comment by Bear_Music:
"Fun with intersecting planes", jejejeĆ¢„Ā¢ Delightfully chaotic.