Spectral Birch
by snaffles

Comment by spencerwood:
Branches are quite burnt out and have lost their detail. Having said that, at the top of the image this works well against the very dark branches against the neutrally toned sky. However, towards the bottom of the image,the sky is lighter and there are less dark branches and so looks a bit washed out. Perhaps if the gradient of the sky was reversed, light to dark, top to bottom respectively, then I think this would have worked better

Spectral Birch
by snaffles

Comment by tcmartin:
Potential - but, the bright areas are too hot or overexposed and all detail is lost. For a shot like this tere must be detail to provide interest.

Spectral Birch
by snaffles

Comment by bassbone:
cool lines created by the brances - but the blown out sections really don't work for me

The Next Donald Trump?
by snaffles

Comment by kashi:
Baby photo was my idea for this challenge too. But seeing as my baby Bear is closing in on a year old already, I didn't feel he would be seen as something "new" anymore".

Too bad that this was a Basic Editing challenge, because I think with just a touch more tuning, this could be an excellent shot (ie - bringing out those eyes just a bit with some careful dodging, taking care of the cluttered background). His expression is priceless though.

Spectral Birch
by snaffles

Comment by timfythetoo:
Overall just not an interesting subject. Doesnt grab my attention.

The Next Donald Trump?
by snaffles

Comment by Melethia:
Heh! He does look ever so slightly like The Donald, doesn't he? From a technical standpoint, he's a bit unfocused (though moving kids are darn hard to shoot, especially at 1/30th of a second) and that white thing is distracting, though I very much like your rationale on that. :-) The rest of the background doesn't bother me at all - I like it as atmosphere and setting.

The Next Donald Trump?
by snaffles

Comment by treimee:
I'm not sure I follow the title? Maybe if he had a bad come-over and was holding a fist full of money?

The Next Donald Trump?
by snaffles

Comment by arm66:
I would have liked this a little better with a less cluttered background. Cute kid scores for you though.

The Next Donald Trump?
by snaffles

Comment by ursula:
I love his expression, even the posture of the hands matches his eyes/mouth! The light is a bit harsh here, and the side in the shadow a bit too dark. This is a nice image that would benefit from better lighting. ~6

The Next Donald Trump?
by snaffles

Comment by RWC32:
Concept is not apparent. Light is a little hot on the subject. Background is a bit distracting