Roots
by mariomel

Comment by sher:
good detail and textures here. maybe you could see how it look with a little bit tighter crop on the left side. the buildings on that side are a bit distracting. very nice photo!

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Comment by Morgan:
Great image. Nicely done. Superior colours, lighting, composition, and textures all related to the challenge's theme. 8 Morgan

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by mariomel

Comment by Galina:
Nice - have you considered using a graduated density filter for the sky though?

Roots
by mariomel

Comment by dsidwell:
Very nice composition here. The roots form the base of the photo and do a good job at keeping this grounded--just like real roots! THey are ever so slightly out of focus, but the tones and contrasting lines of the trees do much to make up for that. Very nice work!

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Comment by eloise:
5. Fits the theme well enough, and there are no blatant 'you suck!' flaws to it, but neither does it really grab me for any reason at all. For reasons of composition, cropping, or subject choice, it's just a photo, and doesn't do especially much for me, aesthetically.

They sky is so very white that it draws the eye, but then its featurelessness doesn't do anything with that attention. The house itself is so plain-dark (esp. in contrast to the sky and grass) that likewise, it doesn't hold the eye.

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by mariomel

Comment by peter_k:
I think more subtle colours would work well here. Nice drop shadow border.

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Comment by kiwiness:
What a pity there weren't blue skies, imagine the contrast with those greens! But this is still a very good shot - 8.

Roots
by mariomel

Comment by cmrk74:
Normally I find landscape shots boring. That's just a personal preference. However this is a great shot. I think the duotone brings out all the great textures, and shapes. I really like this shot.

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Comment by buck4free:
Hmmmm... first impression is this is too boring. But then that becomes its draw.... I like what the square crop does for the image. The roof of the barn points up at that empty sky. Just wish that the patch of green grass was completely contained within the frame. Also, nice colors... green and yellow, and alternating shades of gray in the from the ligtest in the sky, alternating shades in the barn, and that light patch of sticks next to the darker mud.... NEATO! 8

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Comment by shadow:
nice work on desaturating the colours from the original image, I'm still trying to master this! (how about a tutorial?) but the "sky" lacks meaning for being so big.