Obviously
by JunieMoon

Comment by Retroesque:
The focus seems a little off.

Obviously
by JunieMoon

Comment by psart:
I'll take the one on the right. psart

Lazy Summer Morning
by JunieMoon

Comment by Sting11165:
My first impression: 5.

The first thing I notice is how tired the guy looks. He just doesn't seem happy to be fishing, and it doesn't really fit the title (he should be relaxed, not tired).

I love the backlighting though, it really sets up the morning idea and outlines his shape and the rod well.

Good focus on the fisherman, good sharpness on your main subject. The bushes to the lower right look really strange though, maybe blown out or some sort of compression artifact. In my mind, that hurts the image a lot because it looks unrealistic. Also, the grass and ground look a bit too yellow, but that may be due to the blown highlights.

I like the crop, showing all of the pole. You could probably get away with being tighter, maybe even a lot tighter (cropping out everything beyond a foot from his hands). That would highlight his tired look though.

I'll give this one a 5. I'd love to give it more, but there are a lot of technical problems, especially the weeds/bushes. You've got a good eye though, this definitely makes a good picture, his expression and some of the technicals are off. If you don't already, I recommend shooting raw, that might give you more ability to control highlights in a situation like this.

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Lazy Summer Morning
by JunieMoon

Comment by jonfrommk:
Good candid shot that captures the solitude and tranquility of angling

Tornado In Vase
by JunieMoon

Comment by Greensquared:
Needs to be more swirly than squiggly for a tornade, but neat idea

Lazy Summer Morning
by JunieMoon

Comment by TooCool:
Great capture. Too bad the guy isn't looking into the golden sunlight...
TC

Lazy Summer Morning
by JunieMoon

Comment by JJWoolls:
I think the lighting was coming from a bad angle..

Lazy Summer Morning
by JunieMoon

Comment by BrianR:
Lost the moment when he looked at you...

Double Dragon
by JunieMoon

Comment by jonfrommk:
Excellent image in terms of capture. Love the bokeh. As Mark pointed out the untidiness of the branches does not help the image overall but there is little you can do about that

Nice image

Oh and by the way Melethia does have an award for no comments during challenge so your record is not ruined. You should drop her a PM

Double Dragon
by JunieMoon

Comment by Camabs:
I like the DOF in this picture. Long enough to keep both dragonflies in focus (great detail in the wings, nice) and short enough to create a blurred background.

I think the main problem with this picture is that the branch is a bit messy. That's nature, not your fault, but it decreases the overall attractiveness of the picture.