The Phone in the Back Room
by NikonJeb

Comment by Lydia:
I love the phone!

I'd have gotten rid of the "chilton" in post processing... or moved the phone.

But, I can see how it adds a bit of "quirky" to the scene.

Long Train Runnin'
by NikonJeb

Comment by tnun:
interesting use of selective desat. makes me think about ways to manipulate relationships between elements.

Long Train Runnin'
by NikonJeb

Comment by MeMex2:
what a great shot!

Long Train Runnin'
by NikonJeb

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
I like the idea of the symmetric reflection but there's just too much of it and it loses its effectiveness in the competition. You could probably crop in at multiple points within this shot and have something more interesting, but this is just OK.

Long Train Runnin'
by NikonJeb

Comment by giantmike:
Just not a fan of using selective saturation here.

Nightfall on the Lake
by NikonJeb

Comment by FromDaRock:
I missed voting on this challenge, but I would have given this a 6. I think it was underrated as well.

Nightfall on the Lake
by NikonJeb

Comment by blindjustice:
under-rated.

Nightfall on the Lake
by NikonJeb

Comment by glad2badad:
Sorry for the delayed response (does spending the day at the dentist office count?) :-)

First reaction when this image loaded was the perceived tilt. Technically I don't believe it is; it's that angled tree line and the use of what I'm assuming is a wide-angle lens (trees converging in the center). The stars visible in the area below the opening, beyond the foreground trees, look sharp - the ones in the open area are showing some movement. Hard not to I know ... just saying. I'd have hovered between a 5 or 6 on this and probably hit the 5 and moved on.

Nightfall on the Lake
by NikonJeb

Comment by salmiakki:
Can't add anything that others haven't said. I'm guilty of giving you a 5 for this. I like the image, it's a nice evening shot, but as Lydia said, there's no definable subject and the trees do give the appearance of the horizon not being completely level. To me there was nothing really wrong with the image, but it just didn't grab me.

Message edited by author 2017-02-08 12:38:49.

Nightfall on the Lake
by NikonJeb

Comment by Lydia:
Not sure whether the horizon in not level... or the tree line is making it appear that way... but I think that's part of the reason for your placement.

Also, something that's clearly the subject would make this better, IMO. My eyes go round and round... searching for a place to land.