Pink Tree
by ladpupmoe

Comment by CLarson557:
Oh, wow...all the "busy-ness" of the rest of the photo really distracts from you subject, the flowering tree...the unattractive white house, the telephone lines, the water hydrant and ...is that an overturned shopping cart on the lower right? Plus, the stop sign blocking part of the tree didn't help at all either. I think the white house being in back of the tree and the bluriness blew out the colors of the tree, so the pink color of the flowers got lost. I would try getting much closer to your subject and using the macro setting on your camera, if you have one. Or finding a similar tree in bloom elsewhere with more pleasing surroundings. Those blooming crabapple trees are everywhere. I even have one in my front yard, but it wasn't in bloom yet this week to shoot it. Keep trying...I'd like to see what you do with the next challenge. Just remember to get closer to your subject.

Pink Tree
by ladpupmoe

Comment by p_johns:
Hmmm - lets see we have a house, power-lines, a stop sign, Oh, and a tree!

Pink Tree
by ladpupmoe

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings.. this is a special comment from me because it is the 5000th comment I have left on DPChallenge, so I'm gonna give you as in-depth on this one as I can :)

First of all, you met the challenge by showing 'flora' in your photograph. The tree is plainly visible.

Compositionally, this photo is a 'literal' view of a tree in front of a house. There's not much special about this view, and the view doesn't create a sense of 'wow' for me. There are also a lot of distracting elements in this photo. The back of the stop sign is blocking part of your tree...

One thing you may want to try when making a photo is looking for some different and intriguing perspectives. What I see here is simply a tree in front of a house with some pink blooms on it. The pink blooms are the interesting element of this photo, so maybe you could work specifically with those and fill your frame with a few of them?

Creative perspectives will carry you a long way in the photography arena. Show people something they haven't seen before... or show them someting common from a perspective that they are not used to seeing... In a lot of cases, the 'detail' is what makes a photo strong... especially in this particular challenge. This challenge doesn't really lend itself well to creating moods with wide angle scenes.

Take a look around the photos in this challenge that you think are strong and ask yourself what makes them so powerful? Developing the 'eye' is one of the fun parts of photography :)

Cheers....

John Setzler

Pink Tree
by ladpupmoe

Comment by adine:
lovely spring flora - however the composition detracts from the tree. This picture is mostly house, wires, stop sign and fire hydrant. You need to find someway to isolate the tree, or a part of the tree, or put it in contrats with perhaps one other item - the pink buds against the red of the STOP sign?

Pink Tree
by ladpupmoe

Comment by SteveS:
Pretty

Pink Tree
by ladpupmoe

Comment by ChrisW123:
You need to get closer to the subject, which is the tree. The house overwelms the shot and takes away from the tree.

Pizza Pi
by ladpupmoe

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

You have met the challenge in a creative and humorous (and probably tasty) way. Though your subject is a good choice, there are some points in the execution of it that hurts the overall effectiveness, I believe. The straight down angle (or close to it) gives the shot a static look. The eyes rest on the center of the pizza, and then have no where else to go. Also, there is some glare on the pan, indicating that the lights were a little strong. I think playing around with the angle of shooting here would have added some interest. Perhaps a low angle, shooting across the top of the pizza. And I know it is picky, but the pepperonis would have been a more effective pi if they were "neater" or more symmetrical.

Best to you in future challenges.

karmat

Falling Snowflakes
by ladpupmoe

Comment by jmsetzler:
interesting photo, but the lighting is a bit harsh maybe... - setzler

M & M Sunrise
by ladpupmoe

Comment by GeneralE:
Creative idea I hope to have a chance to "steal" sometime soon!

Falling Snowflakes
by ladpupmoe

Comment by K-Rob:
Was it snowing at the time you shot this? It almost looks like you captured snow flakes in mid-air. I feel the flash ist oo harsh and it takes away from the picture and perhps there is too much snow on the flower itself.