Day 19: Lost at Sea
by levyj413

Comment by rider64:
The sign looks like it at the base attached to the memorial. Great shot. The kid definetly ads DOF ansd scale.

Day 17: Tree
by levyj413

Comment by Hipychik:
WOW! Looks so majestic!

Day 19: Lost at Sea
by levyj413

Comment by silverfoxx:
I'm really glad the kid was there, too! it makes the photo perfect. really geat capture, wonderful idea and thanks to the kid, too for making the composition perfect!!:)

Day 19: Lost at Sea
by levyj413

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
Very nice the way you arranged this shot, and good use of the long lens. You must have been a very long way back, and the tree behind makes for a good seperation of the sky and sculpture. Huge DOF.

Day 19: Lost at Sea
by levyj413

Comment by ArpeggioAngel:
What a beautiful statue and the lighting you captured on it really makes it stand out.

Day 19: Lost at Sea
by levyj413

Comment by KarenNfld:
What a beautiful memorial and it's big too! I would love to visit DC again and have lots of time to explore.

Day 19: Lost at Sea
by levyj413

Comment by SandyP:
Oooooh, I love this one. The perspective is outstanding with that kid in it! I agree. . .its been great opening my eyes up and "seeing" things again that I hadn't noticed in a long time.

Fruit Salad, anyone?
by levyj413

Comment by jaysonmc:
The technicals are pretty good in this picture. Great exposure, good contrast, and nice sharpness. I like the color palette being used, very bright and in your face. A good choice to go with the background.

I think this would have had more impact if it was straight on than titled. Don't know for sure, just a thought.

I think the biggest issue is that this is the typical staged studio shot. Nothing wrong with that in itself, but I think the art comes by making it look natural even though it is not. The elements here look artificially placed (which of course they are). While a cute setup, it is very unnatural. This is why I typically don't do "studio" type shots myself, it is very hard for me to make it look natural. A good attempt!

However, barring that one negative, it is still a well composed, has the great technicals, great color, and is fun/whimsy. This is the type of shot, that I personally would think about revisiting in a year and see if your "style" becomes more prevalent in the picture.

Primary Colors
by levyj413

Comment by Jutilda:
Great shot. I love the pop of red.

Primary Colors
by levyj413

Comment by pamelasue:
I like the composition here ...