Agave Blue
by sherpet

Comment by JunieMoon:
Just gorgeous. Love the tonal quality of this one.

Agave Blue
by sherpet

Comment by KarenNfld:
Love the colour and abstractness of this

Agave Blue
by sherpet

Comment by rblanton:
Excellent color, composition and very pleasant to observe.

Country Dance Hall
by sherpet

Comment by ggbudge:
This was a great entry. I scored it a 7.

I love the depth in this shot. The fence close up leading to a hill off in the distance leading to the dance hall. The clouds add alot to the depth as well. :) You wrapped everything that 20 challenges has yet to teach me into one shot! (aka, you've just made me realize something I've been missing in alot of my shots. Thanks!!)

Congrats on a top 100 score in your first challenge!!

George

Faith_The Abbey
by sherpet

Comment by ggbudge:
I think this was much better than the 4.5 score it received.

I tend to disagree with the suggestions of shooting at an angle. Although you may try again with their suggestions, I think it would lose it's symmetry. I love the way the pulpit(?) is arranged and the candles behind it.

The light coming in on the left and right sides (where the roof meets the walls) may have been avoided with either a bit more zoom or a slightly tighter crop.

I see you got some comments about grain. There's a couple of products (Neat Image and another one I can't remember right now) that have been mentioned in the forums. If you haven't already, download them and give them a try. (They're free.)

Do you know the significance of the numbers on the left? Just curious. :)

George

P.S. I would have scored this as a 6 at least.

Floral Heart
by sherpet

Comment by ggbudge:
Hiya Shez, I had a feeling this was your entry. :)

Congrats on your placing 42nd! (A feat I have yet to accomplish but I'm getting there though!)

I love these flowers and the water drops and the colors! Well done!

George

Between a Rock & a Wave
by sherpet

Comment by photobytes:
White and blue, good combination for this shot. Good catch on the wave

Between a Rock & a Wave
by sherpet

Comment by carpents:
I want to like this one more, but it just doesn't seem to have a focus point for me. My eye wanders around the whole picture, which is somewhat distracting.

Between a Rock & a Wave
by sherpet

Comment by persimon:
Nice stop action/ I like the contrast between the white foamy water and the dark rocks.

Paradise.jpg
by sherpet

Comment by sherpet:
Many thanks.....