Golden Gate from Fort Baker
by Bear_Music

Comment by Iraklis:
Excellent landscape... Love the contrasts and hazy city...

Evening Snack
by Bear_Music

Comment by Gabriel:
I'm not that suprised at the relatively low score of this one (but I have many shots scored way lower than that).

The DOF and subtle light are perfect, but...

*The noise is problematic, especially the red component of it. I personally don't like color noise, in my mind this is associated to "low quality P&S/phone". I understand that you decided to add this noise, which is your own choice, fine. But it would probably have scored better if you only added luminance noise instead of color noise. Luminance noise can sometimes fool the viewer into thinking "grain", while color noise most of the time can't.

*Framing. (I am coming from a part of the world where we write from left to right, so Arabic or Asian people might have a different opinion on this)
The gull is going to the right, and his head is aligned on the upper right Rule of Third point. But as it is moving, I know that he is going to the right. The problem is that his head is already quite close to the right border of the frame, and he doesn't have much space to move within the frame. When looking at this pic, I then have the feeling that the gull will soon go out of the frame, leading me to already reconsider the picture without the gull in it. Having more empty space on the right would have allowed me to have a better, more "static" look at this picture.

Golden Gate from Fort Baker
by Bear_Music

Comment by maxxumg:
I know that the golden gate bridge is impressive, but if you cut this picture in half (horizontally), the bottom part is so much more interesting than the top.

Golden Gate from Fort Baker
by Bear_Music

Comment by ThingFish:
Nice depth and good processing

Evening Snack
by Bear_Music

Comment by jaysonmc:
Very nice lighting on this one and a perfect frame for this little guy. Well done.

Evening Snack
by Bear_Music

Comment by pointandshoot:
Beautiful complimentary textures. Deserves a much higher score.

gull at sunset
by Bear_Music

Comment by glad2badad:
This is a nice shot. Very colorful...and therein is a minor problem IMO. The bird gets lost a little in all of that sparkle. Of the two, I prefer your entry substantially more. Also, this photo is more static than the other. I like the sense of movement and diagonals in the one you submitted.

gull at sunset
by Bear_Music

Comment by salmiakki:
I loved your original entry and honestly, even though the light here is awesome, on balance I still prefer the one you entered.

As I commented previously, don't understand your score, as I think it is a great pic.

gull at sunset
by Bear_Music

Comment by MaryO:
I like the composition of the other one better with the wave lapping at the beach on the diagonal, but the colors here are really harmonious. Silver and gold.

Evening Snack
by Bear_Music

Comment by snaffles:
Hi Bear! I am so glad I gave this shot a 9, despite/because of the noise. It's a lovely shot, great motion, and the textures add an almost otherworldly quality. Well done, wish it had scored higher!