Courtyard
by glad2badad

Comment by streetpigeon:
Once the feet are added to this pattern of bricks and paths you have a narrative, and the stakes are raised. So the imagination is subtly invited into the image, the viewer is engaged and the photo is successful.

Courtyard
by glad2badad

Comment by cutout:
thats it 8

Courtyard
by glad2badad

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
I understand why you put the feet in, but when I scroll down I like it better without them.

Courtyard
by glad2badad

Comment by Revecca:
The addition of the feet really helps the composition IMO

Dude! Push-Ups for your upper body ... not Jumping Jacks.
by glad2badad

Comment by Lydia:
Too cute! Great idea!


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Dude! Push-Ups for your upper body ... not Jumping Jacks.
by glad2badad

Comment by Art Roflmao:
LOL - Anorexic Woody!

Sledge + Wedge
by glad2badad

Comment by Revecca:
Good capture. I like that you can see motion in the half of the log, but nowhere else in the image.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by Lydia:
I think it's the lack of truly dark silhouette... for me anyway. (I didn't vote, but I would have given this a six.)

The contrast could have been added in post processing.

Still... it's a lovely image.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by wbanning:
I gave it a 6. While I don't object to strong highlights, I think that two hot spots lined up vertically on the left overpowered the subject. I think I might have tried a tighter crop and cloned out the pinpoint hot spots on the duck's reflection. I do like the color warmth and overall mood conveyed.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by Art Roflmao:
I liked it - gave it a 6. Had a lot of initial visual impact, but impact declines a little bit when I go into critique mode and start picking it apart. Pretty much all of the things previously mentioned. Tha said, it would have done much better in a topical challenge like maybe "Sunsets & Duck Silhouettes" ;-) As stated, a 6+ in a FS is laudable.