Last of the season
by Gordon

Comment by Fayech:
WOW! love this shot. beautiful colors and great dof. love the blur effect. nicely captured moment. :o)

Pfluger Bridge
by Gordon

Comment by adine:
lovely lines and colors - great deep blue. would work well for grace too. Wish there weren;t so much "stuff" on the far shore - it is a bit distracting.

Last of the season
by Gordon

Comment by Artifacts:
This could be a textbook example for the use of depth of field and the rule of thirds in photography classes.

Last of the season
by Gordon

Comment by timj351:
This is a pretty photo but I feel that it culd use some improvement in a couple of areas. The first thing that struck me was the way the background competes with the butterfly and flower even though it is blurred. It is because the background is still bright in some areas, particularily near the flower. It would have been helpful to position yourself so that much more of the background around the subject was dark to isolate the subject more and make it pop. The other thing I would do was to have moved in a little closer to your subject. Not to fill the frame but just a little closer to make it look a little more prominant. I think it would still convey lonliness. The colors are good and so is the sharpness. The composition also works well.
Score 6
Tim

Last of the season
by Gordon

Comment by waterlilies:
I love the low depth of field in this picture.

Refraction
by Gordon

Comment by JPR:
Great shot Gordon. Adding it to my favorites now. I gave this a 10 and thought it was a ribbon winner for sure.

Pfluger Bridge
by Gordon

Comment by ursula:
Beautiful picture, great reflections. The dark blue border is perfect for the shot. This is a different take on shadows than most entries to the challenge, and I love it. ~10

Refraction
by Gordon

Comment by Sonifo:
Wow Gordon! You are really growing with this photography thing. I enjoy and look forward to seeing which photo is yours.

This shot is excellent!

Refraction
by Gordon

Comment by ursula:
Gordon, excellent work! I just love this picture.

Pfluger Bridge
by Gordon

Comment by RHoldenSr:
Very well done. I love the lens flare effect in a lot of shots, but I think this time it is hurting your shot. There is to much of it and it becomes very annoying. Still a nice high vote.