Warning Light
by alanfreed

Comment by lowe_zone:
Great Colors

Warning Light
by alanfreed

Comment by cshultz:
Great Contrast

Warning Light
by alanfreed

Comment by Garry:
Hmmm, tough one this. While the red throat is clearly a warm color, the rest of the green body is cold. This animal could fit into either of the challenges, warm or cool!

That aside, I think the detail and definition in this is absolutely spectacular. Wish the whole face was in focus though, the nose is slightly out of focus which is distracting. A 7 from me nonetheless.

Louisiana Marshland
by alanfreed

Comment by hernan43:
Love the color.

Louisiana Marshland
by alanfreed

Comment by retake:
Well done picture, definitely meets challenge. For me it lacks a subject of interest.

Not-So-Smooth Sailing
by alanfreed

Comment by epudewell:
wow...the ship looks like it is on the very edge of the wave...fantastic!

Not-So-Smooth Sailing
by alanfreed

Comment by alanfreed:
It's interesting you would mention that, actually!

I had struggled with that aspect of this shot for quite a while before submitting it. In the first version I submitted, I did indeed straighten the horizon properly. But the way the wave curves, it actually made it feel unbalanced and tilted, oddly enough. The more I looked at it with a perfectly straight horizon, the more it bothered me that it appeared to be off.

I rotated it just a couple degrees, and it felt more balanced to me. Just another weird attribute of this shot, I guess. I was curious to see if anyone else would comment on that, and was surprised no one had said anything about it during voting.

Originally posted by Bear_Music: Helluva shot, Alan. I'm amazed you didn't level the horizon, though :-( I can't see any reason not to.

Not-So-Smooth Sailing
by alanfreed

Comment by Bear_Music:
Helluva shot, Alan. I'm amazed you didn't level the horizon, though :-( I can't see any reason not to.

Not-So-Smooth Sailing
by alanfreed

Comment by citymars:
Amazing optical illusion -- like the cruise ship is riding the wave.

Not-So-Smooth Sailing
by alanfreed

Comment by Enlightened:
like the perspective