In the Shade of a Giant
by mpeters

Comment by macrothing:
4 - Looks like good potential, especially with the varying strong colors (red bark, blue flowers). Perhaps a slightly sharper angle, more space to the sapling(?) and it highlighted/showcased more, for the Challenge, may have made this better in my opinion. The lighting looks nice, and fairly well 'placed', but overall there are exposure issues, in my opinion. Not sure on the frame.

In the Shade of a Giant
by mpeters

Comment by sherpet:
Nice photo, I like it very much.....

In the Shade of a Giant
by mpeters

Comment by lfordhere:
subject should be something new.

In the Shade of a Giant
by mpeters

Comment by doutland:
This shot would have worked better for me if you'd cropped about half of the tree trunk. The focus of the picture (the brightly lit undergrowth in the foreground), is NOT in the shadow, by the way. A 6 that might have ended up a 7 or more with different cropping... Lovely photo.

In the Shade of a Giant
by mpeters

Comment by jdannels:
nice balance

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Comment by Bear_Music:
Great finish! I liked this one a lot. If you could have burned the blown-out bits at top a little, even better!

In the Shade of a Giant
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Comment by Kivet:
I just love this! The hilights on the bark of the tree are perfect, the lighting of the background is perfect, the little tree is awsome, the only thing i could wish for is that the grass up front wasnt quite so bright but i still love this.

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Comment by Nigel:
One of my favourites for this challenge.

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Comment by yourbuddyjhawk:
thats great

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Comment by beam:
I love the texture that the rain drops create on the chrome and other reflective surfaces in this shot.