Unpruned melody
by Jak

Comment by FranziskaLang:
challenge met. you have picked a nice combination of busy twigs and also some empty space to frame the bird, i like that. also like that you have a nicely colored sky and that you caught the bird looking to the side. i don't like the processing you did to the photo so much, there's a slight "halo" around everything that suggests to me that maybe you sharpened the image just a tad too much.

Unpruned melody
by Jak

Comment by Ptman:
To my eye the colour looks all wrong.

Unpruned melody
by Jak

Comment by kandyj:
I am not really wild about the abberations around the branches, maybe too much sharpening?? My olympus does this sometimes at full zoom.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by andrewm:
Stunning contrasts and design

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by jmsetzler:
I do like the abstract nature of this shot... i also like the contrast between the colors as well. I think the overall image may be a little dark. It appears to be a tad noisy as well... I do love the lines and patterns here though... good work :) - setzler

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by Yellowpeep:
Great colors and abstract feel, and I like the frame too. The image itself seems a little grainy to me.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by shutterfly:
neat abstract, looks like fire in the reflection.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Seems a little grainy. I like the colors. 7 Swash

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by karmat:
The abstract part of this is awesome. I like the different "layers," for lack of a better word, of each of the sections. And the orange/red gives the appearance of fire. It is just real grainy to me, and I think a crisper picture would have been more effective.
Also, and this is just my opinion, the black in the border works well, but I think a wee bit more narrow would be better.

City Abstract
by Jak

Comment by lisae:
I like the composition of this, and the colours. It's a really fetching abstract photo. The slight graininess is kind of nice, in my opinion. Photos that are very sharp sometimes seem harsh to me. However, I think the border is a bit too wide and dominates the photo rather than complimenting it.