Swimming For Residents Only
by yakatme

Comment by Khaioximana:
lolz yep, i know its already been said, but you are nuttier than squirrel crap! this is an excellent image though, and I miss its type, I am an original floridian as well, and the giants are definitly a part of my life.

Solitude in Stiltsville
by yakatme

Comment by fldave:
Not a bad image, and certainly an interesting travelogue item. I see too much dead space, though. Just not enough interest in the water or sky to need that much space. Had I voted this FS, I would have scored it a 5. Free Study scores usually tend to be lower, so this would likely have finished 5.5 to 5.7 in a regular challenge.

Solitude in Stiltsville
by yakatme

Comment by Covert_Oddity:
In response to your thread request, here are my feelings on the image.

I think 5.1 is a little low, but not overly so. If I had looked at this in the challenge I would probably have guessed it would finish in 5.5 - 5.7 area.

The structure to me has no meaning or context, I have no idea if it's sitting right next to the shore or 1 mile out like you describe so it's just a structure on the water and doesn't have much in the way of interest.

The colours like others have said are a little flat and the shot in general is lacking a touch of contrast, not overly so though. This has resulted in the water and the sky not really differentiating from each other.

The cloud formations are quite nice but I don't think you've managed to bring the best out of them, remember, whether you're for or against post processing, if you want to score well in the Free Study you really have to bring things like that out.

Personally, if I had voted, I would probably have given you a 5 based on what I've said above. Hope that helps.

Solitude in Stiltsville
by yakatme

Comment by Ann:
hmmmm...in response to your thread....I think your edit is not far off from what I would have done, which is why I don't enter many landscapes. I don't know what to do with them. Looking at Neil and Bear's edits of your original, I personally think they're both better, and bring the image from a 5 to a 6 or 7 for me, mostly because the crop they used is better than what you've done here. The positioning of the house in the frame seems awkward for some reason, maybe too high up in the frame. In the original, it seems less awkward. I think the other thing is the fluorescent pink sky. It's a lovely sky, but the brightness draws my attention away from the house, and makes the house seem kinda drab in contrast.

What you'd do about those things, I haven't a clue. Bear and Neil seem to have it nailed, though.

Solitude in Stiltsville
by yakatme

Comment by ahjenny:
I agree with Eagle40Fox2, I gave this a 7 and found it to be a nice image. I don't know what could be improved on it, or how to do it. I guess the only thing I don't really like about the image is the black "v" bars on the roof... they contrast a little too much with the sky. Other than that, I do like the image and am surprised it didn't score higher.

Solitude in Stiltsville
by yakatme

Comment by liberty:
when I first initially look at this photo my mind thinks, the colors defeat each other, the contrast is a nudge high, but not too bad, and the comp is pretty good. I think its just the mixing of the colors....everything else is okay.

Solitude in Stiltsville
by yakatme

Comment by Eagle40Fox2:
Well despite the final avg vote, I voted a 7 on this image. I thought it to be a very solid subtle shot that didn't need any wham bam color explosion.

:] Good ole FL sky

Paddleboarding Miami
by yakatme

Comment by Cory:
If it had been a hot chick, they would have given you a freaking 8...

Mangroves by the Bay
by yakatme

Comment by Cory:
Excellent shot, shit score... Sorry about that..

Nicolai On The Fix'r Upper In "Slot Position"
by yakatme

Comment by Cory:
Heh... Slot car.