Faraglioni
by Chiqui

Comment by rmtm333:
Beautiful image and great focus. I usually love B&W, but I would love to see this image in colour, may have voted higher than I did. Great shot.

Faraglioni
by Chiqui

Comment by spiller:
I think I would have liked to have seen this in color.

When The Smoke Clears.....
by Chiqui

Comment by swagman:
chiqui

This is a nice shot. The blurred background and use of color highlight the subject nicely, and the scraf leads the eye to the smoke, which is light enough to stand out against the background - and the face of the passerby in the background seems to give commentary on the smoke.

My one nit with the image is the bright spot in the upper right corner. It offers competition to the puff of smoke. If you could burn that area in, make it a bit darker, it wouldn't pull on the viewer's eye, trying to take it away from the center of the image.

Nice job.

Faraglioni
by Chiqui

Comment by samtrundle:
Sheesh - clicked vote on the image before this, turned away and when I turned back this was here. I think you know by now this image is a ten from me. Tremendous subject, the monochrome suits in perfectly. The sailboat in the bottom corner completes the composition. Not sure whether the boat in the middle wouldn't have been better cloned out, but that is a minor gripe. Well done.

Before Sunrise
by Chiqui

Comment by MattB:
The edges of the moon and the mountain are not smooth, possibly due to too much compression, otherwise an excellent photo.

Morning Dew
by Chiqui

Comment by Skip:
interesting composition. i like the subdued bokeh (as opposed to some of the seriously-in-your-face bokeh). however, the reed with the droplet is too soft and blown out, which really undermine the image. if that reed could have stood out without the blowouts, the image would have had a much stronger impact. good luck!

Before Sunrise
by Chiqui

Comment by poeticphoto:
Attractive

Before Sunrise
by Chiqui

Comment by nikuser:
Striking color beautiful image

Before Sunrise
by Chiqui

Comment by casualguy:
Great colors, nice composition, super job.

Before Sunrise
by Chiqui

Comment by gloda:
...or 'After the Sunset' ;). Great picture, lovely colours, good use of negative space. 9.