brook water
by dragonlady

Comment by Jutilda:
I actually like those needles in the picture. It gives it some variation besides the color differences. It is clear and quite detailed. Something about leaves draws me to a shot every time. Maybe not OVERLY interesting, but a good effort nonetheless.

brook water
by dragonlady

Comment by Neuferland:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First, please notice the time on this, so if there are typos that I miss, please forgive me, my son is up sick so I'm killing time until he goes back to sleep.

This is a wonderful overall image. The colors, the light, the way it plays on the s leaves. I can see the swirl of water towards the bottom middle and it really catches my eye. The air bubbles on the leaves are just another great detail in the shot.

So why didn't it do better? I looked at the overall score and while nothing to be ashamed of, I quite frankly feel you were robbed! :)

My best guess is, and it is just that, a guess, that while the title tells us what the transparency is, it's not overly visable in the shot itself. I can see the effect of the water and I can see the bubbles of the trapped air but the water is so crystal clear one almost thinks it might be more a filter on the shot than water itself. Also, the needle in the upper right corner ends up being a bit of a distraction, I keep finding my eyes drawn to it for some reason, not quite sure why but it does. I like the three colors, dark to light to red, nice division of the shot in that manner.

I wish I could offer you more on this as far as in depth but I love this shot and had I voted in this challenge would have given it an 8 easily.

Hope these comments help, good luck in future challenges.

Deannda

brook water
by dragonlady

Comment by dragonlady:
thank you for taking the time to comment and vote on my image...what interested me in this picture was the water reflecting and swirling, plus the repetition of leaf pattern in different colors.

opposition
by dragonlady

Comment by dragonlady:
thanks for all the positive votes and comments...I agree with runin2dson's comment about adding a little more white or contrast, but at the time I did this image, it seemed ok, but more contrast might have improved it...I'll have to check it out in ps and experiment with other combinations of light.

Message edited by author 2005-11-09 09:56:03.

opposition
by dragonlady

Comment by Ivory:
I think the black and white works well here, I really feel the flow of the water, well done!

opposition
by dragonlady

Comment by runin2dson:
nice, but perhaps needs more contrast...more pure whites?

opposition
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Comment by samafas:
I like the calming effect of this photo, but my eye keeps wanting to climb just a little higher to see a little more of the top of the falls. The appearance of the water is almost like milk. A great shot.

opposition
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Comment by Kvalka:
Nice one

brook water
by dragonlady

Comment by admart01:
one of my favoirtes this challenge -- abstract quality is wonderful, good eye for color and composition -- this type of image is not easy to pull off and you have done it.

brook water
by dragonlady

Comment by Structor:
I really do like this photo, great colours.