Tom's pond
by Crafty Sue

Comment by zadore:
I can't quite see the contrast in this photo....it seems quite flat, actually, IMO. The grass blades on the bottom are very distracting.

Tom's pond
by Crafty Sue

Comment by dsidwell:
LIghting seems slightly harsh and unfriendly, but super idea of contrasting the pads with the green water.

Tom's pond
by Crafty Sue

Comment by ellamay:
Not sure what the subject is, yes the pond, but still feels like it is missing something, maybe a turtle or a lily or a bullfrog somewhere.

Bowl of cookies
by Crafty Sue

Comment by jab119:
good concept, but I would have use a slightly lower angle and gotten closer to the subject and used and different back ground and some different cropping would have worked.

Tom's pond
by Crafty Sue

Comment by Alpine99:
Found this image lacking in colour and contrast. The greens all merge into one another and the light is very harsh...

Bowl of cookies
by Crafty Sue

Comment by irockstars:
Why so far away?

cooler in here
by Crafty Sue

Comment by KevinRiggs:
This picture has an organic, alive feeling that makes me almost tend to smell the gasoline, sweat and cut grass. The angles of the picture help to make it seem more realistic in my opinion but the image wouldn't have suffered from slightly tilting it closer to upright. The sunlight off the chain link feence (seen between the mower's handle and the engine) is too hot and creates a white area with no definition. This photo probably could have benefitted if the artist moved about 2 steps to the left before taking this picture.

Bowl of cookies
by Crafty Sue

Comment by Firstrich1:
Ok so I like cookies! but the image just is not working for me:( I would think maybe putting the bowl on a window sill or getting a tighter shot of the bowl and throwing the background out of focus. Bring a glass of milk into the shot.

Bowl of cookies
by Crafty Sue

Comment by Alpine99:
Sorry but there's nothing of interest to look at in this image.. The lighting is too direct the angle of view and framing lack imagination. What were you trying to do with this?

Bowl of cookies
by Crafty Sue

Comment by willem:
The best advise I ever got on one of my pictures was to use my imagination next time. I would like to give the same advice to you, you can still use the cookies but don't take just a straight flash shot with the cookies right in the middle and lots of uninteresting space around it. Try something different. Hope this triggers you as it did me (although the remark initially might irritate)