Staccato stilled; bass line lingers
by Melethia

Comment by Louis:
I like the composition and colour of this image. This is one of the kinds of pictures I really like: distant vanishing point, with almost a lonely kind of feel to it. Nicely executed. If you think it has too much USM, you can try to reduce the "haloeing" effect of USM by slowly increasing the threshold.

Delightfully Psychotic Cyclists
by Melethia

Comment by Louis:
A great image, well captured. It's a little soft, though, especially for an action/sports picture like this. I gave it a five for these reasons, and because it doesn't scream "movie poster" to me (sometimes I need to be yelled at). ;) Overall, a nice image, with vibrant colour and a fantastic crop.

Mission San Jose, founded 1720
by Melethia

Comment by Louis:
The wonderful view of those arches make this picture great. You've selected a great composition using them, and the central doorway arching up into the composition from below really gives it a great feel. It might have been best to shoot "up" more, avoiding a lot of the ground, which is likely too flat and unintersting for this image. It could be said that the ground is a nice contrast to the way the image is composed above. A great photograph, congratulations.

Cannon Cover
by Melethia

Comment by swallace:
Clever :-)

Mission San Jose, founded 1720
by Melethia

Comment by ericwoo:
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Nice finish with this one. I like your composition choice here, but the lighting seems a bit off. I copied this one and looked at some possible adjustments. I tweaked the curves just a bit with an S shape and it did wonders for the darks in the photo. It gave it some much needed contrast. Very nice capture, and with a little work would ahve surely drawn a 6+.

Cannon Cover
by Melethia

Comment by Rikki:
Don't you just hate it when you spell "Canon" wrong? LOL!

Cannon Cover
by Melethia

Comment by bfox2:
Hehe I get it! What is that like a 52mm canon...? I can't tell if the canon is really small or the woody is really big! Ok I'm leaving now

Cannon Cover
by Melethia

Comment by sherpet:
Now this is clever......very clever, as I am not a lover of "Woodies", but this is good..... Next time clean out the dust in between the sections of woodies body, and it would be perfect.....

Mission San Jose, founded 1720
by Melethia

Comment by mk:
Hey, totally above mediocre! Congrats!

Mission San Jose, founded 1720
by Melethia

Comment by SandyP:
Nice strong finish Deb!! I love this photo and think your commenters got a much more accurate score for this. . but not a bad finish :)