On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by Tiny:
Boring but OK 4 or 5 if I was on a high.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by Jules1x:
I like the golden color captured, but those 'bumps' in the water near the top third of the image distracted me a little, and the loon seemed a bit washed out - probably due to the pretty light - but to me - I didn't enjoy looking at the loon as much because of the softness.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by hahn23:
Bright areas represent areas of lost detail due to being blown out glare. Also, detail lost in the shadows, as it is mostly a silhouette. The composition is awkward and leaves the viewer in a quandary as to where to focus attention. I continue to look for something interesting to view in the scene, but come up empty. The score is a gift. I didn't vote in this FS challenge.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by LN13:

Originally posted by Kroburg: I had a long look at this one and hesitated about the score I would give you. For me the big problem were the two blown out areas on the left side, my eyes kept going there instead of to the bird. I decided on a 5 at last, but with another crop without those white areas it would have been an easy 6. Hope this helps.

Use your hand to cover the bright area, and you just get a really boring loon on the pond. To me, the bright spots made the photo.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by Kroburg:
I had a long look at this one and hesitated about the score I would give you. For me the big problem were the two blown out areas on the left side, my eyes kept going there instead of to the bird. I decided on a 5 at last, but with another crop without those white areas it would have been an easy 6. Hope this helps.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by slickchik:
It's a nice image but it just is on the boring side. It is lacking some punch. I would give it a 5.

Courtyard
by glad2badad

Comment by Pangurban:
I like this, but personally would have preferred it without the feet.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by bmartuch:
I really like the mist feel to this.

On Golden Pond
by glad2badad

Comment by giantmike:
Great timing and low perspective.

Three Canoes and a Rope
by glad2badad

Comment by herfotoman:
This is very good. You're giving us just enough to make us want more. And so I imagine the line in the novel to be: The upturned boats formed a shark's jaw on the pebbles..