Petals
by agwright

Comment by magnetic9999:
great work - like the close-in viewpoint. good detail!

Petals
by agwright

Comment by marbo:
Well done.
It was only a matter of time before you won a ribbon.

Petals
by agwright

Comment by tyrkinn:
Congrats, great colors!

Petals
by agwright

Comment by ursula:
Congratulations! Wonderful picture!

Petals
by agwright

Comment by Sonifo:
Alright Tony!! Congrats on your first ribbon. Doesn't it feel good?

Very pretty picture.

Petals
by agwright

Comment by dsidwell:
Congratulations on your first ribbon! With work like this, I'm sure there will be plenty more!

Petals
by agwright

Comment by Gracious:
Ooooooowie! This is gorgeous! Contrast and color and comp are all so good. Inspiring work!

Petals
by agwright

Comment by karmat:
I really like this shot. the composition of having it "quartered" really adds interest, adn the colors are so rich and pleasing to the eye. Excellent work.

Edinburgh Castle - Scotland
by agwright

Comment by ursula:
From the Critique Club

Tony, hello,

My first impression (when voting for the challenge) was, "Lucky person who gets to live in a place like this!"

This is a beautiful entry, and a good postcard. The frame, matting, and the lettering go well with the image. I like looking at this photo, but, to my eyes, there are a couple of details that bother me (just a little):

1 - The cropping, in particular on the left-hand side. The white of the sky meets the white of the matting (about the middle), and makes the mat look wider all of a sudden. Maybe cropping to the edge of the castle walls? Or, maybe making sure the sky is blue in this place?

2 - The perspective, it looks to me like either I or the picture is somehow leaning. I suppose a tall ladder wouldn't help much in this situation.

3 - The slight "halo" around the edge of the castle, most pronounced at the right of the picture - you possibly sharpened too much? The sky also looks a bit oversharpened.

But, as I said above, this is a beautiful entry. I am so glad you didn't divide the picture in halves (half sky / half earth) - the way you divided it works much, much better.

Keep up the good work! Take care,

Ursula I Abresch

Carrot Juice
by agwright

Comment by dadas115:
Nice picture, I love the composition and use of color. Exposure, focus and color balance look dead on to me. Technically very well done and it even is interesting for a glass of carrot juice. I wouldn’t change anything about this shot. I gave it a 6.

Greg