Slide Show
by Kylie

Comment by JPR:
Another superb shot. Very artfully composed. Some of the lines in your photos seem a bit jagged and I'm wondering if that's from oversharpening, trying to save small for the web, or filters and techniques you used to achieve the artistic affects?

Ribbon
by Kylie

Comment by JPR:
Great photograph. Congrats.

Last Call
by Kylie

Comment by JPR:
See, the people make this shot fantastic in my opinion.

At Last
by Kylie

Comment by JPR:
Great shot. The gulls really make this special. I hate those oil rigs in the background (not a critique of you...of the oil rigs :) I used to live in Santa Barbara and they ruin the gorgeous views everywhere! This doesn't happen to be SB does it?

Majesty
by Kylie

Comment by JPR:
Oh, I really like strangeghost's idea but perhaps it wasn't an option with the lighting situation. Whatever you do with this scene you MUST keep that beautiful dappled light; it's magical! As far as the composition, it isn't bad but it isn't amazing. I'm not sure if there IS a way to make it amazing (by zooming in, stepping back, or otherwise); afterall, it's a tree. I have a lot of photos like this as well. They are good photos with good processing but they are missing something. The secret I have found is a very simple one: people! I could see this with the buddha searching for nirvana or a carefree child swinging. Oh, and don't worry I rarely have people with me either (or people I feel comfortable posing) so usually such shots are a special candid moment. Keep up the good work. Your post-processing looks great on this one.

Bell Curve
by Kylie

Comment by JPR:
I think this is a cool artistic shot that wouldn't fare well on here because it doesn't fall into the "traditional photography" genre.

Stationing
by Kylie

Comment by strangeghost:
Great lines and angles but the exposure seems off. With some areas in direct sunlight and some in shadow, exposing a shot like this can be impossible. Looks like you metered on the shadows and the lit areas got a little blown. Bracketing would help. Nice shots Kylie!

Streaming Blue
by Kylie

Comment by JPR:
That's a really photogenic building you've found. I agree about the grain. I would guess by looking at it that you shot it at 400 ISO. If you have a tripod you don't have to use a higher ISO but you may have to manually override your camera. The composition is good on this but some of the bottom parts are distracting. I would considerer cropping off the top or eliminating some with photoshop. I think you could get an excellent print out of it with some creative post-processing

Majesty
by Kylie

Comment by strangeghost:
Surely an incredible tree. The composition seems to be a compromise though. I'd try to get tighter (fill the frame) by picking an aspect or area to focus on. On the other hand, back up and try frame within a frame (is that a gate in the background?).

The Future
by Kylie

Comment by Elemmennope:
This is really good -- my favorite of the set. :)