The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by Melethia:
The ocean is the most perfect color in this. Nice muted palette of colors, too. Wee bit of color noise (from HDR or shadows/highlights, maybe?) in the clouds that may have distracted a few picky voters.

Drive-In Movies
by Hipychik

Comment by Ken:
That thing looks sooooooooo old! We hardly have any of those left anymore and it's been many, many years since I've been to one. I think you achieved your goal with the processing.

Drive-In Movies
by Hipychik

Comment by Melethia:
Very good "documentary" type shot - good clarity and comp, and has a sorta softness to it that reminds me of the old Brownie shots. And very pleased to see the drive-in is still going strong!

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by Wildcard:
Oooo I love the beach when it's moody and wild and you've captured that beautifully. As to why it didn't score higher, well it is DPC you shoulda put a naked girl on one of those boats. :P

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by figaro:
Nicely processed. I assume this is HDR or at least with shadow/highlight adjustment? The light and colours is excellent and this is reflected in the high score. If anything it's the lack of a single identifiable subject that hurts this (the mast isn't strong enough as an anchor point) as our eyes are wandering all over the image.

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Nice enhancement to the look of those clouds. You came within spitting distance of a 6 on this one!

Biggest issue I can see that may have held it back is the hulls of the boats blend in with the beach colors too much, so the eye does wanders between the boats and the scene out in the water behind them.

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by JuliBoc:
Once again, Terry, this is one of my favorites of the challenge. I never do guess which is yours, because you are so versatile. I think the processing on this is wonderful. I love the soft colors, and the composition is really good.

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
Such soft light, but even better, such wonderful shadows, hidden here and there. Under the boat, in the clouds at the horizon. You really have to search, but they're there, with secrets, and memories, and just a tiny hint of anger. I hope it's not me they're angry with . . .. Delightful earth tones throughout here, wonderfully composed, wonderfully seen scene, and yes, a respectable score that still shows it wasn't fully appreciated. More people need to look for the shadows.

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by krnodil:
I thought this was a lovely concept - the sundial. Good strong color contrasts, of the "moody" feel, which suits the battered-looking landscape. Your score is darn respectable!

The Winter Sundial
by Hipychik

Comment by cpanaioti:
It does look like a nice scene, however, to me, there's not enough contrast between the boats and the beach to make them stand out. Also, the clouds seem to draw the eye since they are the lightest part of the image.

You can preserve the muted colours (which do work well in this scene) even if you bump the contrast.