The Smokies
by izzy181

Comment by mgsmith53:
Been through that tunnel several times. Up to Cade's Cover, or from Sugarland to Newfound gap... O.K. pic, but not an attention grabber.

The Smokies
by izzy181

Comment by NikonJeb:
Perfect angle and timing.......7

The Smokies
by izzy181

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
A good pic, but not really impacting me much, for reasons I can't put my finger on.

Blue Flower
by izzy181

Comment by izzy181:
thank-you juliet and macrothing for the advice

The Smokies
by izzy181

Comment by rlewis:
nice image, good color, but lacks a story

The Smokies
by izzy181

Comment by Sheryll:
Like the reflection of the lights coming around the corner.

Blue Flower
by izzy181

Comment by JulietNN:
sorry double post

Message edited by author 2009-08-09 13:40:22.

Blue Flower
by izzy181

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the CC CLub,

It is a lovely weed or flower, I would like some down here in the desert!!

So you have a lovely shot of a blue flower, it is too centered and could do with an interesting angle to make it more appealing. The background is spot on, very very good blur there. The pink is distracting in your border, I know it is another flower, but it really pops out there. In post processing, you could have really popped that flower off the page with a little contrast, some curves and selective colours. a little dodge and burn may have helped too.

Remember the rules of thirds when shooting.

Keep on shooting and drop me a line if you have any questions.

Blue Flower
by izzy181

Comment by izzy181:

Originally posted by macrothing: I gave this a 5. A variation in composition would have given this more impact, and perhaps some subtle tweaking in pp to bring the color out more.

Blue Flower
by izzy181

Comment by macrothing:
I gave this a 5. A variation in composition would have given this more impact, and perhaps some subtle tweaking in pp to bring the color out more.