American Spirit
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Comment by glad2badad:
Great job on exposing the light correctly on this. It's a very cool find for this challenge. I'd wish you good luck in the challenge, but don't think you'll be needing too much. :D

swan.WEB.crp.jpg
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Comment by Melethia:
Excellent perspective - love the look the swan is giving you, making sure you keep your distance from the rest of the family. Very nice capture!

American Spirit
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Comment by rosiehall:
Great shot

"From a seed Music was Born"
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Comment by holdingtime:
Description
"Seed" has a lot of potential meanings; fertilize your imagination for this one, and show us the essence of "seed" your way.

No where in the challenge discription does it say take a picture of a seed or seeds or that a seed has to be in it. It does say fertilize your Imagination for this one, and show us the essence of "seed" your way.

Trees are born of seeds and music came about through the use of trees in the instuments, Therfor music was born from a seed.

Just my attempt at using my imagination other than taking a picture of a seed.

A seed is the begining of anything including ideas.

Message edited by author 2006-11-02 14:19:58.

"From a seed Music was Born"
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Comment by Dave Gordon:
Sorry, the seed is supposed to be in the picture, not in a title that somehow tries to add it.

"From a seed Music was Born"
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Comment by Nald:
I see you were going for out of the box on this shot. I do like it but I think it's stretching a bit for this challenge. I'm also wishing that the background wasn't so drab. I feel it really takes away from the main subject here...

"From a seed Music was Born"
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Comment by Beetle:
sorry, I can't associate seeds with music, and I don't care for "shoehorning" photos into challenges.

Window View
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Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Color, saturation and hue are good. Brightness and contrast are OK.

Lighting makes the picture look a little flat. I can tell by what I see that there must be a lot of texture there, I just don't see it with this lighting.

You've followed the rule of thirds, but what happens here (at least for me) is the eye follows the windows to the the bright sky above the bit too soft trees. Once there, the sky is pale and featureless.

The windows are a nice effect, they just keep leading us to nowhere. I believe that is why you received the "forced" comment below. The windows command so much attention, that they really need a powerful subject when you get there.

I have no idea which way this builing faces, but a sunset in that window with some fill flash on this side, would be killer for me.

"From a seed Music was Born"
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Comment by kenskid:
Wow ...this stretches it !

"From a seed Music was Born"
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Comment by hotpasta:
really stretching the topic here, sorry