In the begining
by Kivet

Comment by vadvirag:
Anything this is, it's quite out of focus. The shades are nice but the subject seems a bit conceptless. The subject you choose could be implemented with smoke lightened with blue, it's easier to get a sharp shot by manual focus or by focusing to a solid object first, which is removed for the shot.

Where Deer Wander
by Kivet

Comment by Boff:
Although i mentioned the wire, it was not a criticism of what i considered to be a great photo of wildlife where its supposed to be. we dont always see lots of detail on animals because we cant get close enough.I scored a 9 ,should have been 10 but im jealous that you live in that beautiful state,anyone who's been there would recognise it.

In the begining
by Kivet

Comment by PatGoltz:
Pleasing photograph, more as a background than anything else.

In the begining
by Kivet

Comment by Bosborne:
Looks just like a face is there....nice.

Friday the 13th
by Kivet

Comment by SandyP:
Absolutely gorgeous! Jeeeez. ..it makes me want to be there taking in shots like this!

Where Deer Wander
by Kivet

Comment by DrAchoo:
OK, I'm ignoring the horizon, but I feel like I'm on a ship. ;) Biggest thing here is likely that the subject of the challenge, the wildlife, is much darker and less detailed than the rest of the picture. (But I'm sure you knew that). The fence doesn't help, but I don't think it's a huge distraction. Had you a powerful fill flash, I think you could have come up with a nice picture.

Men of the town
by Kivet

Comment by UNTITLED:
Unfortunately, you're probably right about getting slammed for lack of natural enviroment. But I think there would be some that realize these guys are free to go wherever they please. They would also see the humor in this photo and vote strictly on the merit of the photo. I do actually like this one better than your actual entry(deer too much in shadow). I would probably have voted 5 or 6 because of the tilted horizon, ofcourse I realize you probably haven't done any processing with this one. Would also be worth another point or so if the deer all had the same lighting as the middle one.

I know, a bit of a ramble, but I liked the photo so you get my 2 cents plus some:)

In the begining
by Kivet

Comment by shamrock:
Lovely colors, the clouds are very interesting.

This old home
by Kivet

Comment by tsheets:
This is an interesting scene, and I like the direction you have taken the processing. Haven't tried it, but I wonder if getting closer to the fence to eliminate the brush from the foreground would help this image by simplification. You have a lot of open sky, and emptiness behind the house and the brush around it. I think having more emptiness in the foreground would keep the theme going, and the main area of interest would be focused on the house and surrounding brush. Just my thoughts. :-)

edit: I was also going to mention that you may want to bump contrast / do a bit of burning here and there as well.

Message edited by author 2006-02-01 14:18:04.

It leaks a little
by Kivet

Comment by Elaine:
I like the composition, but I wish the house stood out more from the weeds. (I have had this problem with some of my shots, and don't have a solution.) This would also make a good "Broken" entry!