Nature's Curls
by tamatama

Comment by hotpasta:
nice depth of field

"Q"ute lizard on my verandah
by tamatama

Comment by Fromac:
This is lovely.

I'm thinking about buying that 70-300 lens. So far everything I've seen shot with it looks great.

Nice work.

The Final Show
by tamatama

Comment by scooter97:
Nice choice of leaf! These are my favorite tree to photograph. Good composition and detail.

The Final Show
by tamatama

Comment by KarenNfld:
Love those leaves, very good composition and lighting.

Autumn Grass
by tamatama

Comment by patio127:
well done !!!

Autumn Grass
by tamatama

Comment by SandyP:
This photo is so beautiful! It is a standout in an amazing challenge.

Autumn Grass
by tamatama

Comment by Naval_Photographer:
I know how tough into the sun shots are and you did it perfectly. very nice work. 9 from me.

Autumn Grass
by tamatama

Comment by TrollMan:
Great colors and feeling of motion/wind

She's swimming in money
by tamatama

Comment by boyd2000:
Susanne,

Unfortunately you haven't gotten any comments yet, so I'll add what I see in the picture. The edited picture looks very overexposed and washed out with white light. The original actually looks much better to me and I feel it would have scored better with no editing. I know to you it appeared too dark, but that was better than too light.

I think you did very well with the composition of this shot. If you only have the camera flash you can try diffusing the flash some with some tissue paper in front of the flash or maybe a ping-pong ball with a notch cut to fit the flash. However you may be better off just using normal room light or maybe add some table or halogen lamps. Bounce the light off the ceiling to reduce the shadows and harshness.

Finally, you may not feel right doing this with your daughter, but she is very beautiful and if you had untied the top behind the neck and let the strings drop under the money it would have had a sexier look. Her expression is great.

She's swimming in money
by tamatama

Comment by tamatama:
Thank you all for the numerous comments!!!

Here is the original



I'd be happy about any suggestions for improvement! Thanks!