Chimney Bluffs
by wdebeau1

Comment by eloise:
This doesn't seem all that postcardy to me ... and just as an image, it's also not very interesting. There's no focal point, nothing for the picture to be 'about', per se, and the lighting is very stark, very plain.

Skylight
by wdebeau1

Comment by Toddh:
Cool.... shame about the string.... interesting shot though..... maybe a bit more saturation....

Skylight
by wdebeau1

Comment by bgmorris:
Very creative and well executed.

Skylight
by wdebeau1

Comment by eloise:
This looks pasted-together-in-photoshop - the background and the sphere are not lit anything like the same, and it's just floating there, disconnected, with no reason for the clouds to even be there. Kind of pretty, but could have been so much better. I'd even grade just a photo of the sphere on a neutral background higher than this.

Skylight
by wdebeau1

Comment by tyrkinn:
Nice, good idea

Skylight
by wdebeau1

Comment by Pedro:
If i didn't know better I'd say it's photoshopped. I like it, and am looking forward to your "how i did this".

Skylight
by wdebeau1

Comment by kcwhisper379:
What is this??? Interesting photo.

Chimney Bluffs
by wdebeau1

Comment by Jacko:
Interesting shot. Somehoew it looks man made (like in a pit). I dunno. I like it. Jacko. 8

Chimney Bluffs
by wdebeau1

Comment by nathaliedoo:
the border really detracts, another color picked from the colors in the image would have done better, imho

Flowers Squared
by wdebeau1

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Though I like the contrast of the different colors here, I think a couple of things would have really made this shot dynamic and stand out from the rest. First, I would play with the camera angle while shooting. Maybe try it from near the ground so that just a few of the flowers become the focal point, and others are in the background. Or, try to get far enough back so that the entire thing is shown, and doesn't look accidentally cut off. I think the purple and yellow flowers could be used to set up a nice picture of leading lines so that hte eyes are drawn into a picture and controlled by the actual subject. As it is, I just look at it and there is no real center of focus.
Secondly, I would have either used a faster shutter speed, or a tripod and gotten the focus crystal clear. It appears to have a bit of hand/camera shake to it. This may have helped the picture have more pop. If none of these things were possible, maybe you could have played with brightness/contrast or saturation to enhance the natural beauty you have chosen.

It is an interesting picture and a great idea. best to you in future challenges!!