a turning leaf
by tate

Comment by jrtodd:
Seems this was posted in a thread, never a good idea during the challenge.

a turning leaf
by tate

Comment by Jutilda:
The simplicity is excellent. I love the detail. I'd do a selective color adjustment on the white background to remove the black and cyan. Other than that - spot on.

L'uomo nel pavimento
by tate

Comment by tate:
Thanks everyone for the comments and good scores. To answer questions: I could have only removed the debris manually (before the photo). Also: The title means: "The Man in the Floor". I thought this was better not to be blatantly titled since there were a few things to focus on and discover.

a turning leaf
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Comment by hjordst:
amazing!
grade: 9!

my morning retreat: Edgewater State Park, Cleveland
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Comment by bucket:
Powerful...you have caught the feel of the place.

my morning retreat: Edgewater State Park, Cleveland
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Comment by SnapperL:
Very dramatic, bumping up to 8

my morning retreat: Edgewater State Park, Cleveland
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Comment by Pedxer:
I kinda wanna go jogging in Cleavland now.

my morning retreat: Edgewater State Park, Cleveland
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Comment by KarenNfld:
My favourite in the contest! I love the water, it looks like it is overpowering the land, and the city looks so tiny in the background. I hope this scores high!

my morning retreat: Edgewater State Park, Cleveland
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Comment by Jutilda:
This grabgbedt my eye immediately. The movement of the waves on the jetty along with the cool color pallette is really quite eye catching. The city off in the distance (great use of rule of thirds too) helps give the eye a place to rest. The stop action of the crashing water on the rocks really is well done and the focus couldn't be more crisp. 9

coffee (before)
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Comment by Mustardhead:
Simple and effective composition, nice choice of background for the beans. I like the shallow depth of field but for me the softness of the leading edge of the subject bean is a tiny problem. I can almost smell the beans....