Growth On Tree 120.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Prof_Fate:
Nice light and the BG is wonderful. too centered a composition, not very 3D. The branch in the upper right which might be considered distracting, could I think have been used in the composition to add a contrast to show that the growth is abnormal. (theory is, unless it adds to the photo, remove it. Photogragraphy is subtractive where as painting is additive - a painter starts with an empty canvas and adds to it to make an image. A photographer have everything in front of him, and has to remove what isn't wanted thru framing, DOF, etc.)

Textures Old Log 108.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Prof_Fate:
More sidelighting would enhance the textures - the idea is to make a 2D photo show the 3D world and this doesn't really do it. I understand what you after here, your idea I think was good, but you're lacking the compositional skills to pull it off. So google composition as it applies to painting and photography. Rule of thirds and leading lines are common ones, but there are many more.

Can In Water 088.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Prof_Fate:
sharp, good contrast. umm...not sure what it is supposed to say...looks a lot like a snapshot of trash.

Ripples Abstract 086.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Prof_Fate:
decent enough abstract, but tilt the camera a bit and make the waves diagonal. add a floating leaf or try to compose around the colors on the stream floor.

Prickly Thing 045.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Prof_Fate:
nice use of DOF to get the BG oof and not distracting. sharpness if fine. A tad more contrast would be nice.
compositionally, it would be better if you'd framed it just a little differently - the FG blur and bud that's also in focus are competing for my attention.

Ants and Ant Bed 003.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Prof_Fate:
No subject, just a random shot of the ground. Zoom in on one ant! Could use more DOF, as there are issues with OOF areas.

Im beautiful and I know it!
by bennettjamie

Comment by Rando D300:
Too bad you had to crop his one paw out of this image .Still a nice capture.

Ripples Abstract 086.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by shutterpuppy:
I'll jump in too. This is great! Interesting and intriguing image with great colors. You should go walkabout more often. ;)

Ripples Abstract 086.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Nusbaum:
This is a wonderful image and maybe a great example of what can happen when you stop create an image and simply allow yourself to react and capture the light. (an assumption given the gallery title)

Spilled Ice
by bennettjamie

Comment by Bear_Music:
You're not the only one that got hammered with refrigerator ice; check out my horrible entry: