A lone Rubber Tree grows on a giant Fig Tree
by coolblue

Comment by naplesmusc:
Like: the blue sky and the highlight of the fig tree.
Dont' like: some sloppy PP work - looks like you brightened the sky next to the branch, near the left center of pic.
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Early Morning Fisherman
by coolblue

Comment by Elliottjms:
Nice Job.

A lone Rubber Tree grows on a giant Fig Tree
by coolblue

Comment by pineapple:
Trees sometimes have that habit - they grow where one least expects them to. Usually, it is the Strangler Fig vine which parasitizes the tree - but you have capture something which is the other way about.

A lone Rubber Tree grows on a giant Fig Tree
by coolblue

Comment by Rasai:
Wow... but this is definately a 2 tree subject without the title ... the title gets you an extra point...

Early Morning Fisherman
by coolblue

Comment by DigiPique:
invites the eye!

Boat Harbour By Night
by coolblue

Comment by BrianR:
Fair finish for your first study challenge..

Early Morning Fisherman
by coolblue

Comment by Tlemetry:
I would have liked to see more color on this. I love the one point perspective. You have red on the fellas cart in the front and the person further down the pier has red pants, its confusing on which is the subject.
If it is the guy closest to the camera, he is on the 1/3rd plane vertically but not horizontally. If it is the two at the further end of the pier, they are in the right position. But they are so small on the image that makes you think its the guy with the cart. The leading lines of the pier bring you back to the two at the end. I think you get the idea. Eenie meenie miney mo...

Early Morning Fisherman
by coolblue

Comment by freakin_hilarious:
Great sky. Very nice composition. The focus is obviously the fisherman, and I like the leading lines of the pier drawing us out to his destination.

Boat Harbour By Night
by coolblue

Comment by CNovack:
The photo as it stands here looks too busy with all the bright lights, the boats and the reflections on the water. There is no focal point or main focus for the eye to take notice off. Looking at the title of the piece I see that it was supposed to be a sweeping waterscape at night which does not truly require a main focal point because it is meant to be a pleasing scene depicting night on the waterfront. Problem is, that there is too much light that this does not at all appear as a nighttime scene. The pleasing lights illuminating the boats at night is just not there in this composition. It looks more like an overcast day or early morning given the amount of light and the detail of the sky. It appears that you may have used an a larger aperature opening to let in alot of light & a longer exposure time. My recommendation is to use a smaller aperature setting and shorter exposure time to get a nighttime capture. Use Bracketting - which is basically shooting the same scene but with different aperature setting for each exposure - to determine what setting works best for this scene. Also if you are going to shoot in low lighting conditions that require a longer exposure time it is recommended that you have a tripod so that the image is sharp in detail and not blurry.

Early Morning Fisherman
by coolblue

Comment by BrianR:
Nice Dof with the end of the pier being in the 1/3 rule, the fisherman adds a nice point of interest, good colors....8