Revenge of the Ghosts
by goc

Comment by shutter22:
Something about this. Just really catches my eye. It's like a mix of a fine alcohol commercial and a tad of humor with the duck.

Foggy Fields
by goc

Comment by pineapple:
One of my favourites of this challenge. Exceptionally simple yet very rich in implied location and tone. 9.

Foggy Fields
by goc

Comment by Nuzzer:
8: Nice composition and good use of empty space

The Sunset
by goc

Comment by rananculus:
Hello again gooc!

I dont recall ever being asked to review two photos by the same photographer back to back before. At least I have seen your technique of the strong forground subject against the distant background before! You have a strong eye for this particular type of presentation.

I like the way that you have used the fill flash to seperate the subject from the background and to bring out the colors. Nice work! Did you use a fill flash in the daisies on tires shot as well?

As you said in your comments, the birds don't work. I would clone them out. Did you experiment with darker and lighter skies? I am wondering if a solid black background might be very dynamic. And also wondering if a lighter sky might bring out the colors in the flowers even more.

Nice shot. I give you a 6!!

russ

essence of my life
by goc

Comment by Melethia:
Very nicely done, Goran! It's a lovely portrait.

Protected Nature
by goc

Comment by rananculus:
A nice selective focus shot with enough "enrelatedness" to satisfy my very wide interpretations of theme. Nature vs. man, black vs. white, etc.

I am distracted by two elements of the shot. I might have cloned out or muted the bright green color blotch in the backgrounds center, as it distracts from the subjects, flowers vs. old tires. I also might have cropped a little tighter to avoid the edge of the tires left from causing a very nice diagonal line to kind of fall off. My eye keeps returning to both of these elements, and I find them distracting.

Very nice work though. You get a 7 from me.

russ

essence of my life
by goc

Comment by graphicfunk:
Lovely b/w capture with exciting contrast. Bump.

essence of my life
by goc

Comment by Krikkit:
Crisp and nicely thought out

essence of my life
by goc

Comment by Mick:
This is very nice. Unfortunately it's way too over sharpened for my taste.

essence of my life
by goc

Comment by bbright:
Chute guy - 6