Blue River
by Gunnsi

Comment by Jutilda:
Very cool use of frames here. I love the triptych effect very much. I hoe it does well for you. It's lovely and you took a rather ordinary scene and made it quite outstanding. Great colors with the blue/gray, yellows and greens. Congrats on a job well done.

Blue River
by Gunnsi

Comment by margiemu:
lovely photo, but I don't like the frames.

Blue River
by Gunnsi

Comment by kgeary:
Whats with the boxes? I truly feel that you ruined a perfectly good shot.

Io
by Gunnsi

Comment by Judi:
Lovely capture and very pretty details.

Some Flowers Bloom no more
by Gunnsi

Comment by SBPuryear:
Good luck with your photo.

Some Flowers Bloom no more
by Gunnsi

Comment by Judi:
This fits the challenge but I would like to see a little more light on the subject as it is a little difficult to see it.

Please! Just Eat the Green Stuff
by Gunnsi

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is unique and somehow you made something not interesting, interesting so good job there. The composition really kicks butt, IMO.

However, since the masses didn't agree I must now find lots of faults with this. :P Ok, you already know about the sky/background so skipping that I think having the girl in focus would have really helped a lot. Also, catching the horse's mouth open would have helped hammer home that this horse is indeed eating! I don't know why but voters I'm learning are like little children who need to be handheld every step of the way. I think you did a great job of that with your Take Two entry.

So in summary, have a better sky/background, girl in focus and some eating action and I think your score would have improved by a good margin.

Message edited by author 2006-06-23 04:30:49.

Shadows of your dream - Fantasy
by Gunnsi

Comment by yanko:
Greetings from CTP2

Congrats on your personal best. The execution is much cleaner this go around. Also nice touch with that duality of fantasy vs reality conveyed with the background. That really hammered home the idea to voters who couldn't get it the first time. The only thing I feel held this back from winning was the reflections and flare. I'd probably just use backlighting only for this type of setup.

Io
by Gunnsi

Comment by saurongt:
Flower isn't very sharp, and background would be better off lighter.

Io
by Gunnsi

Comment by FotoMunki:
Definitely meets the challenge and exhibits proper bokeh. The subject matter leaves me wanting (not because it's a flower - I have nothing against flowers - it just lacks a "wow" factor for me). Good luck!