Fall Colors and Spring Blossums
by fulgent

Comment by cardmaverick:
Beautiful.

Yosemite Valley and El Capitan
by fulgent

Comment by Brad:
Great composition and detail captured here. Good use of diagnonals in a shot. ((8))

Darkside Of The Sunset
by fulgent

Comment by rblanton:
Nice job on the contrast.8

Yosemite Valley and El Capitan
by fulgent

Comment by Skip:
while i appreciate what you've entered here, i do think it has some things working against it as far as a challenge entry goes. the lighting at this time of day is anything but helpful, as the light and shadows are too strong for the magnificent details to come through. compositionally, you are fine, but your sky is not adding anything to the image. i hope you aren't getting overlooked in this monster-size challenge, and that you are getting some good comments and suggestions. if not, please don't take it personally. just consider this a starting point for the rest of the year. good luck in this and the challenges yet to come!

Built For Action - Disney Animation
by fulgent

Comment by dartompkins:
The black and white looks great here, but I think I would have cropped out the dark shadow in the bottom of the frame and focused in more on the more interesting features rather than trying to include the whole building.

Built For Action - Disney Animation
by fulgent

Comment by thommo:
Nice. Would have liked to have seen it cropped closer and in colour. Such a cool building. 7

Apocalypse Now
by fulgent

Comment by fulgent:
Thanks for all the support on this one. My highest score so far. 7th place. Also very encouraging to get the 2nd highest count for the most "Favorites" on this Challenge.

This was not originally shot for the challenge. This scene was next to a puddle with birds that were my subjects.

When reviewing and playing with the images I shot that day, I was adjusting the contrast to try to hide a dark dust spot near the edge, when I went high contrast, it really reminded me of the Apocalypse Now movie. So I spent a lot of time trying to get the best coloring I could and retain the mood of the movie.

Thanks again,

Rod

Yosemite Valley and El Capitan
by fulgent

Comment by peecee:
Beautiful.

Built For Action - Disney Animation
by fulgent

Comment by ubique:
Building looks like Colonel Sanders hat. However, it's an interesting shot and a good point of view to display this architectural monstrosity. 6.

Apocalypse Now
by fulgent

Comment by charmayne:
Beautiful Image!! Congrats on your top ten!