Two Points of the Ancients
by landcamera

Comment by pineapple:
From a composition point-of-view, the pebbles do not fit in with this image. They have no tie-in. The chipped blades are made of obsidian and chalcedony or light flint, I think. The pebbles have no relation to those materials. I think more effeort could be put into the composition. Then add to that all that has been said about lighting etc.

Message edited by author 2006-08-02 05:04:51.

Two Points of the Ancients
by landcamera

Comment by Bear_Music:
I concur with what the Doc says. I'd add to it that the use of a polarizer might help with the rendering of the oblique surfaces on the black arrowhead. But my major reservations about the image lie in the very static composition and the lack of separation of the black arrowhead from the pebbles. I think the 5.5 is a decent score regardless.

Two Points of the Ancients
by landcamera

Comment by DrAchoo:
I think you did fairly well here with a 5.5. A few thoughts:

1) The black arrowhead blends too much with the black rocks of the background. It also has that funny reflection down the middle.
2) The composition is very centered. That doesn't give us any dynamism in the shot which is already static being basically a still life of small objects.
3) The white arrowhead is almost blown out.

Keep working at it. 5.5 isn't a bad score at all on this site. I see you've done better, but we can't win em all, eh?

Two Points of the Ancients
by landcamera

Comment by rick13601:
A unique photo. Meets the challenge. The focus is sharp. Overall, good job.

Two Points of the Ancients
by landcamera

Comment by nordicgirl:
Objects are interesting but doe to light picture seem pretty flat.

Two Points of the Ancients
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Comment by BeckyT:
My son just said how awsome. Great photo.

Blood Feather
by landcamera

Comment by KarenNfld:
Excellent colour, great macro, fits the challenge well and is one of my top images.

Blood Feather
by landcamera

Comment by CTBruce:
Very nice macro shot. I love the bold red color of the feather. Good work

Blood Feather
by landcamera

Comment by glad2badad:
This works. Simple and clean. Maybe too simple? ;^) You did a nice job with the angle and the exposure for this. Good luck.

Blood Feather
by landcamera

Comment by dsidwell:
Simple, lovely and effective. I like how you've placed the main stem line here. Just right.