The Trees Tell no Tales
by xianart

Comment by Rebecca:
Nice texture, like the how your eyecolor stands out just subtly from the rest of the photo.

Where the Hell did I put that Damned Lens Cap?
by xianart

Comment by GuGi:
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Where the Hell did I put that Damned Lens Cap?
by xianart

Comment by Kekiinani:
Hey that sounds like me. Love the stickers all over the lens cap. LOL LOL LOL .. maybe I should put some on mine and then I wouldn't lose them as often. :)

IMG_3751-copyDPC.jpg
by xianart

Comment by PHOTOKID:
Hi Xianart,

In my opinion, this shot needs to be taken at a slightly higher plane and angled down slightly so as if to be looking into the pile for a buoy. At that point I would blur out the background so the red shed in the back doesnt pull your eye away from your subject. Your composition for this shot is good, I like that you are not looking at the bin straight forward and the clearity is nice, but watch for blown pixels on the yellow buoys as they seem more likely to overexpose.

Just my 2 cents worth, Thanks for sharing.. Keep shooting.
Rich

The Trees Tell no Tales
by xianart

Comment by davidus428:
a lot of story in the photo, great details 9

The Trees Tell no Tales
by xianart

Comment by Nald:
Powerful and emotive. Very well done.

The Trees Tell no Tales
by xianart

Comment by whiteroom:
i prolly would have done something like this. should have cloned out the branch, i think. other than that i like it!

The Trees Tell no Tales
by xianart

Comment by yanko:
Very powerful.

Dick: Private Cock
by xianart

Comment by Rooster:
From the Critique Post II
Hey X!

Very clever shot. I particularly like the door sign, subtle and cute. Most importantly, you had fun thinking up the shot, which is key for me.

I think the grain does not seem uniform which makes it hard to see it as being intentional. The focus on the rooster seems a bit too soft as well which also gives the impression that the grainy parts where caused by noise.

The only suggestion I could think of if you ever thought to reshoot this would be to use a longer shutter speed, less ISO, and a wider (shorter that is) aperture (something around 6.3 would have given you the depth you would need to achieve the clarity to read the door sign without distortion).

Hope this helps.
Peace
Rooster

Dick: Private Cock
by xianart

Comment by margiemu:
From CTP2:

Very cute idea! I especially like the name on the door touch.
The picture is a little dark and grainy, otherwise this is great!