Down the Drain
by crabappl3

Comment by Gracious:
Your focus on the water is excellent! Each droplet is so wonderfully clear. I especially like the ones that are shooting out on their own to the left, captured in mid-air.
Your lighting is quite good, highlighting the water.
Composition has room for improvement. The knob in the back is distracting. It takes up a lot of the image, but isn't clear enough to really add anything to the composition. A possible solution might be to put something in front of it...fabric, paper, I don't know what for sure. Maybe just cropped out. I'd like to see the glare on the sink ledge toned down, or just covered along with the knob in the back.

Overall you did a good job of freezing the motion, and met the challenge well.

Mouse Tracks
by crabappl3

Comment by Swashbuckler:
This is a mouse, sitting on a photo of other mouse(s)! At first, I thought the upper mouse was sitting on glass, but the glare patterns didn't work! (Photo mice have more side lighting, it appears to me.) Photographed mouse(s) seem a tad grainy and dark. This reminds me of my illusion shot. 7 Swash

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by alanfreed:
The bird could have been a little brighter, but a lot of folks say I'm not that bright either...

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by PTLParsons:
Great composition but I would like it a lot lighter, to see the colors of the bird, and his beauty contrasted against the cold sky. Still would give it a 6. PTL

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Lovely shot, cormorant I think. It's a tad dark, but really cool. 8 Swash

Mouse Tracks
by crabappl3

Comment by gminish:
Very nicely setup and composed.

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by jjbeguin:
Too bad for that abnoxious twig, good composition

Mouse Tracks
by crabappl3

Comment by Shiiizzzam:
I love it ! The blue is so cool as well as the crop ! Shiiizzzam

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by joanns:
Wow! Amazing photo. The black & blue image is very dramatic. You got the bird in a perfect pose for the silouette. -10

Winter Break
by crabappl3

Comment by HBunch:
Definatly blue! I like how you have the bird in the shot. I think that that really makes the photo for me. The angle and framig/cropping is great. I like how you have the bird off to the side and not dead center. The color of the sky is great, and not washed out at all. Definately not touched by man. Good luck in the challenge.