The Coquille Trail
by crik

Comment by Kroburg:
Beautiful green colours.

The Coquille Trail
by crik

Comment by Revecca:
Gorgeous shot.

The Coquille Trail
by crik

Comment by Zita:
The bridge rails add a nice secondary line, and I like that the red shirt pulls the viewer's eye further through the image. Five.

Chateauneuf du Pape_2127
by crik

Comment by jgirl57:
I really like this image to me its perfect shade of darkness, the textures make this work

Chateauneuf du Pape_2127
by crik

Comment by crik:
Thanks again for all the helpful comments.
I will try the auto tone/contrast/color in PS, pixelpig. Good idea to check it in b/w too. I tried to tease out the lower edge of the bottle by dodging but it didn't help. The photo was taken in a room with a very little window light with slow shutter and light painting with a flashlight. A little more light on the bottom would have brought it out better. It was fun to play with and the glass of wine was good too. 😊

tulips
by crik

Comment by pixelpig:
Oh! how pretty! this reminds me that the tulips will soon be in bloom here. I went off the browse my archives, to see what I'd shot last year. Thanks! this beautiful sunny day makes the brilliant colors pop.

Chateauneuf du Pape_2127
by crik

Comment by pixelpig:
I can see the bottle, which is plainly very old, and the clean wine glass with it's reflections & the very dark wine. Under the subject of "too dark" for me the wine in the glass is suspiciously dark. But I would not describe the image as too dark, no.

It might be worth your time to try this experiment--try auto-tone, auto-contrast & auto-color adjustments in photoshop, just to see what you get. Also, use the curves adjustment layer & the Auto button, see what that gives you. And what it looks like on your various monitors. It can be useful to look at it in BW, just to see it without the distraction of color. Just for fun.

It's well within my own comfort zone to look at. My eyes are willing to accept it as an intentionally dark image. Perhaps because of your lighting & the label, the bottle seems to go a bit 2-dimensional at the bottom, probably because the edge of the bottle is not there. Kind of gives it a surreal look.

Chateauneuf du Pape_2127
by crik

Comment by Elaine:
I like dark images. I can see the bottle and the glass, so it is not too dark in my opinion.

Chateauneuf du Pape_2127
by crik

Comment by crik:
Thanks for the comments, glad to hear that it isn't too, too dark. I will print it out.
The bottle is very old looking and unique. It's a good one too. :)

Chateauneuf du Pape_2127
by crik

Comment by hajeka:
It's dark, but not too dark. Bottle is completely visible. Looks great on my phone (Android) and my monitors (a good and a bad one). And of course there's nothing wrong with a nice Chateauneuf du Pape ;)