New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by 4david:
yes you have a star filter! but it still will not make bales of hay superstars. Dit you intend to make this a 'romantic picture' or a funny one?

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by Swashbuckler:
I like the sun flares on the bails, but not the overall darkness of the shot. Even with the flares, I think there needs to be more light contrasting color for this to work in black and white. Could you have arranged the bails into some sort of interesting pattern, spelling out new, or dpchallenge, or something like that! (just kidding!) 7 Swash

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by mjcecil:
I like this photo! The starbursts are a nice touch. I might have exposed this just a tiny bit more, but that is *all*

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by justine:
Wow. I really like this, maybe a tad dark. I love the mystic feel. Good work. Kee Score-7

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by jsabbarton:
This is a love it/ hate it shotâ€Â¦ Personally, I love it. Use of B&W stops it from being over cluttered; this gives the image more personality and the light reflection off the bales has been well used. Overall, it's a fairly boring shot made interesting by good techniqueâ€Â¦ No offence meant by the wayâ€Â¦ (8)

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by owennnn:
They look like marshmallows!!! Bring out the roasting sticks!

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by faondoe:
hmmm...I like it.....

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by courtenay27:
This is a pretty good photo although I don't know if b&w is the best option (color would be nice if the grasses were green and on the light conditions were favorable). Another reason is that the contrast in b&w is really low with a small range of greys and in color the contrast should be less noticable because you're getting more than just different shades of one tone (grey). I would also be interestd to see how the composition would look framed vertically, especially if it allowed for any sky to be seen at the top of the frame which could help with the contrast if it were still in b&w.
Score: 5
Courtenay

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by deckyon:
Over-doing it there with the flares...

New bales of hay
by jonr

Comment by MelGrahm:
I really liked this pic. Especially the way the sun shines off the hay. It even makes them look new!