Evening Eyes
by BaldurT

Comment by HBunch:
Can't really see his eyes well at all. I wish we could. I like the fact that it's a horse behind a fence. That is very clear and definately fits the challenge. Focus is good on his mane. Lighting seems just a bit dark to me. The bright area is the part of his nose by the fence and that isn't the most interesting part of the pic. I like the blue background, nothing distracting there. Something that catches my eye and I find a bit odd is right where his nose meets the fence to the right *his left* see where the fence kind of follows his nose for a bit and it's not straight across? Is this a lighting thing, some kind of optical illusion? Overall a nice shot for the challenge, just wish lighting conditions were better. ~Heather~

Isla Contoy
by BaldurT

Comment by Catherine_B:
Pretty place, but I don't care for the overprocessed sky and water. The orangey-red just isn't working in my opinion. 5

Isla Contoy
by BaldurT

Comment by Toniann220:
WOW!! i love this!! really good work ..10-

wwwMidnight.jpg
by BaldurT

Comment by gaurawa:
Nice capture.. has a very surreal feeling

Isla Contoy
by BaldurT

Comment by snatason:
Wow!

Isla Contoy
by BaldurT

Comment by hdogg4u:
Maybe a little desat on the sky I get a feeling of un-natural for some readon.

Isla Contoy
by BaldurT

Comment by alanfreed:
Little heavy on the photoshopping, eh?

Isla Contoy
by BaldurT

Comment by Dufus:
Is this real???

Isla Contoy
by BaldurT

Comment by jpochard:
Beauty is a subjective thing, I know. In my scoring and comments I'm trying to score based on NOT whether or not I would think a particular subject beautiful, but on whether the photographer has succeeded in creating a beautiful photo. I look for the elements of color, lines, focus and dof interest, lighting, and a certain element of grace and lovlieness. I'm looking for a unique and creative appeal for the highest scorers. The description says to create a photo that makes the viewer think "that's beautiful", so it will undoubtedly be very subjective. (This is what I'm putting at the start of all of my comments, and I hope it is helpful.)

That being said, I think I might find this more appealing in person. The tones here seem really hot and arid. The large grouping of trees on the right rather dominate the photo and don't add a lot to the appeal. I would have liked something with more view of the water. For me, though, those orangish tones are the biggest drawback to thinking "beauty".

Silhouette In Red
by BaldurT

Comment by BaldurT:
Thanks everyone for your comments. I knew I would receive comments on the partial silhouette, but I liked this shot and I thought it would be something a little different and was a slightly different take on your classic silhouette shot. Thanks again for the comments, good or bad.