Not Quite Retired Yet
by kiwinick

Comment by giantmike:
The house is a super distracting element. Could use some tighter crop.

G'Day mate, The Steaks on the Barbie, and the Beers cold!!
by kiwinick

Comment by markwiley:
Captivating gaze.

G'Day mate, The Steaks on the Barbie, and the Beers cold!!
by kiwinick

Comment by bvy:
Awkwardly inviting.

Shelter Belt , SH1,Foxton
by kiwinick

Comment by chalice:
I wanted to like this image more. The line of trees is very eye-catching and the color of the sky is also appealing. What troubled me was what I perceive to be a lack of sharp focus on the tops of all those great trees. There is also some white spots in the background. I'm not sure whether they are haloing or something else. Unfortunately, IMHO they detract from the photograph as does the soft focus at the tree tops. Still, the composition is appealing to me. 6

TOGETHERNESS
by kiwinick

Comment by Cyrilda:
Two beauties! I had a Lab named Casey. She lived to be 18. She was the smartest dog I ever had. I get all sentimental when I see a blond lab. They are so smart.

Nana's in the Garden a "little worse for wear"
by kiwinick

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Cute pic, like the idea of a drunken nana teddy in the garden :-) But I think there are too many props here cluttering things, all the potted plants are distracting as is the paving stone in front. Otherwise nice light and exposure, good work in a Minimal challenge!

Susan

under the Palm tree on a Balmy Day with a blonde and a beer
by kiwinick

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A fairly interesting image that partially meets the challenge-w

In the true sense of the challenge this can be construed as upside down or not at all simply being the leaves hanging down and photographed against the backdrop of the sky in a normal shot. Perhaps you have inverted the shot to make it upsaide down which again is only meeting the challenge post processing. Anyway, the image itself has a little interest in the shape overall and the ends of the decaying leaves but it doesn't hold the interest for very long. You really ought to have excluded the aerial or whatever it is in the lower left it is distracting and detrimental to the end result.

Thank you for your submission, apologies for the delay, Sid

Smile, Damn You SMILE!!!
by kiwinick

Comment by tanguera:
Some models are SO uncooperative...

Roadside shrine
by kiwinick

Comment by timb:
I see these all over the place. Sad.

Will I Hit the Jackpot ? . Or is My Dream for Valentines Day Shattered
by kiwinick

Comment by timb:
Hey, quit cutting into my retirement fund... :) Good job and unique idea.