In and Around Balboa Park Week 8 - Lunchtime at Qdoba
by Ann

Comment by thrumyiis:
Keep coming back to your image and trying to leave a comment and keep getting interupted, so here goes again. This looks so cold and deserted, I love the undisturbed snow on the chairs and tables and the way the visiblity becomes almost non exsistent in the back ground right. The dark red umbrellas offer a jolt of colour against all that white sky. As It does not snow where I live I am drawn to this image as I can so imagine myself out there wandering through the silence of the snowfall. Just magical.

In and Around Balboa Park Week 8 - Lunchtime at Qdoba
by Ann

Comment by bsluijk:
I like the contrast of the terrace (Sunny days, let's sit outside!) and the snow (Cold!).

In and Around Balboa Park Week 6 - Allex
by Ann

Comment by HarveyG:
I find lens in face portraiture very difficult to do. Especially if you know the person as you do here. I'd rather Paparazzi style from 100 meters with a 500mm on 1.5 crop factor DX :) I believe you've captured an essence which no doubt means more to you than to I. A smile. A slight knowing smirk? Why are the fingernails being hidden? A little self consciousness?
Lovely shot Ann.

In and Around Balboa Park Week 8 - Lunchtime at Qdoba
by Ann

Comment by BeckyT:
OMG you have surely capture cold. That is too cold looking for me. You caught the moment well. Brrrrrrrr!

In and Around Balboa Park Week 8 - Lunchtime at Qdoba
by Ann

Comment by Kroburg:
I guess you didn't have lunch on the terrace then? I always like these snow world images, they have that almost serene atmosphere (or in challenge terms: sound of silence). Lovely.

In and Around Balboa Park - Week 7 - Play Time?
by Ann

Comment by Kroburg:
Great focus on the ball (how close to the ball was your lens?) and great DOF. I like the perspective and the tilted angle.

In and Around Balboa Park Week 8 - Lunchtime at Qdoba
by Ann

Comment by nam:
On schedule you are - and you have a great memory jogger shot to show for it. Cold here, too, but ours (Omaha) came Thursday and we escaped the second storm Sunday.

In and Around Balboa Park - Week 7 - Play Time?
by Ann

Comment by Dennisheckman:
The D800 handles that high ISO pretty well, although it did not get good reviews in that area. Did you use any NR for this?

In and Around Balboa Park - Week 7 - Play Time?
by Ann

Comment by mitalapo:
I like guessing the background

In and Around Balboa Park - Week 7 - Play Time?
by Ann

Comment by MacDonald:
A very interesting shot and unusual in how you angled it - as others have remarked, the focus on the ball is excellent. Love the warm tones too - makes me want to stretch out on that room.