Mountain Stream
by ace flyman

Comment by zagman:
Thank you for submitting your photo to Free Study VII, DPChallenge.

A great landscape capture. A surreal almost feel to it. The color and tone have a great appeal.

You have selected to focus I assume, on the aspects of the water in this shot. However, the tree branch in the lower portion of the frame is a bit distracting. It takes the eye away from the main portion of the image. A closer crop would have helped the photo maintain its easy flow so to speak.

I like the long exposure technique. It makes the water puffy and soft. Giving it a dream like feel. I also like the different shades of color on the water. It has different shades of the same color, from light to dark. Too bad you didn't record the camera settings. It would help later on if you went back to the reshoot. I would assume that the shutter speed on this, has to be at least 1 second or more. I am guessing here. The surrounding landscape area appears a little blurred. So perhaps you didn't use a long exposure. The use of a tripod would have helped if you took it hand held.

Overall a great capture. Great colors, a different cropping would have given it more appeal.

Good luck in your next DPChallenge.

At The Plate
by ace flyman

Comment by eostyles:
Very cool idea. Nice job... 8

At The Plate
by ace flyman

Comment by beaflies:
Great color and dof!

At The Plate
by ace flyman

Comment by audinut:
Nice but would have been much better without the green ball.

At The Plate
by ace flyman

Comment by shareinnc:
Odd...but not in a bad way. The inclusion of the football helmet and what I believe is a tennis ball is a little jarring to the viewer, but again...not in a bad way. I'm sorry if I'm not expressing myself well here...I can't put my finger on what made me say "hmm" when this photo loaded.

At The Plate
by ace flyman

Comment by Simonkasprzak:
alright, but it's pretty plain, 3

Bleeding Harts
by ace flyman

Comment by ace flyman:
These flowers are cool, the bush gets about 3ft in diameter, Lots of strings of hearts on a vine.......Thanks for all the nice comments and votes..........ace

Message edited by author 2005-04-30 12:35:10.

At The Plate
by ace flyman

Comment by coolhar:
I like this but might have scored it higher if it had more depth of field so that the ball was also in focus too

Rock out of No Where
by ace flyman

Comment by BAMartin:
The fog creates a wonderful emotion here.

At The Plate
by ace flyman

Comment by rmtm333:
I wish the ball wasn't on the mound. Although it is not in focus, for me it is a distraction and the "strong point" of the image IMO (it is the first thing I am drawn to). Good Luck.