Ominous
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Jutilda:
Thank god for a lensbaby! Most of the entries are horrid. :~(

The Pond
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Lelez:
Very good image, well done.

The Pond
by GinaRothfels

Comment by hahn23:
The acute angle to the sun makes this scene almost impossible to manage with HDR.

The Pond
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Is it a pond, or a flooded backyard? I guess the presence of that duck family (almost missed them) says it is indeed as advertised.

The Pond
by GinaRothfels

Comment by JacksonGariety:
No HDR, no vote

The Pond
by GinaRothfels

Comment by K3Master:
I shall be rating this challenge by the following criteria:

1 - Not HDR in my opinion

3 - HDR is way over-done, in my opinion

5 - A reasonable use of HDR, but not a very engaging photo, in my opinion

7 - A reasonable use of HDR, and an engaging photo, in my opinion

10 - A fantastic use of HDR, and an out of this world photo, in my opinion

Your photo receives:

5

The Pond
by GinaRothfels

Comment by rkligman:
Not very interesting but the HDR work is OK

Bird
by GinaRothfels

Comment by ineedauniquename:
Would have been better as a pure silhouette and possibly cropped a bit more of the sky out. Longer DOF with some sharpening. It would never have won a ribbon its to different (and I like that) but maybe would have scored higher. DPC certainly encourages excellence but I'm not convinved that it encourages artistic inovation.

Bird
by GinaRothfels

Comment by rooum:
I like this although i feel it would be better if you went the whole way and turned it into a complete silhouette. The parts of brown and red distract i feel.

Park Bench
by GinaRothfels

Comment by npasel:
Slightly dark but nice tones.