Sound of Freedom
by marinajoe

Comment by StevePax:
I bet you're getting killed in the voting for this one, because it's a daring shot where the photo doesn't say "sound" without the attached title. That aside, it is a well composed shot. Too bad the sky wasn't a prettier color.

Sound of Freedom
by marinajoe

Comment by hawkida:
I don't understand - what does freedom sound like? Does the statue make some sort of noise?

Sound of Freedom
by marinajoe

Comment by jerrft:
or ... "Let Freedom Ring" - nice, a little off center

Sound of Freedom
by marinajoe

Comment by Konador:
To me, a photo of an inanimate object doesnt make me think of sound.

Sound of Freedom
by marinajoe

Comment by JPR:
sound?

Sound of Freedom
by marinajoe

Comment by CLarson557:
That is a beautiful picture of Liberty! The lighting and framing are absolutely perfect. Shows great detail to. I like your take on the challenge. I wish you the best of luck in the challenge. 10 in my book

Transmission
by marinajoe

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
I'm going to guess as to what this is and the meaning. You'll have to let me know how I do.
This looks to me like a phone cord, and it looks like something passing through the phone cord. Like maybe when they picked up the phone in the matrix and were transported somewhere. Looks like something being transported through a phone cord. The curly kind of phone cord.
Ok, now that i've gotten my guess out of the way, I'll talk about the photo. I hope I will be able to offer some helpful advice, as it looks like you were not happy with the comments you recieved on this.
First of all, it is a bit hard to identify. The photo is grainy, low lighting and doesn't seem focused well.
These 3 things actually are probably related. A lot of times when taking a shot in low light, parts will turn out with grain. Also, any camera shake at all when photographing in low lighting will result in a less than sharp photo.
I would suggest setting the camera down on something. Don't try it hand held. I would also use the timer if available on your camera. That way, you don't even have to touch the camera as the shutter releases. This way, you will definately cut down on shake, and the result will be much clearer.
However, if you were going for the blurry unrecognisable look, I think you achieved it really well. Took my imagination even awhile to come up with what this could be.
It seems well balanced with the exception of the bright blurr in the upper left. I find this to be a bit of a distraction, as I'm not really sure what part it plays in the story being told by the photo and also it doesn't seem to 'go' with the rest.
not really my sort of photo, but if my guess about what this is suposed to represent is correct, than it definately ties in well with the purpose of the challenge.
~Heather~

Petrified
by marinajoe

Comment by ruthiek:
The petrified log doesn't show very well, possibly because of the brightness of the water in the background. I would have liked to have seen it with a tighter crop because it looks like a very interesting piece of wood.

Dogwood
by marinajoe

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
I keep getting an error message trying to post this, sooo, here I go again...
I think that people got run down with flower images in these last few color challenges. While I think that this is technically well done, I'm afraid that it's not very 'different'.
The angle and framing/cropping are ok. I even don't mind the little flower peeking in from the upper right. I like how the color is mostly at the top, and the bottom is kind of plain.
The focus is a bit soft. I would like to see some extra detail in the center yellow part of the blossom, however, we still get really nice detail in the petals of the flowers. I like the lines shown.
The colors are good in my opinion. Yeah, there are a few places that look a bit pink, but I can see the red. The pink is probably just the redness being diluted by the lighting. Not a big deal. Fits the challenge nicely in my opinion.
Speaking of the lighting, I think that it's ok on the flowers, however the shadows being created by the leaves are a bit of a distraction. I think that fill flash is what is used to help reduce shadows in unwanted places.
Overall, technically well done.
~Heather~

Transmission
by marinajoe

Comment by MattW:
too blurry..i also don't understand what this is a picture of