Reflections of Fall
by dtremain

Comment by bassbone:
nice soft colors - but this image really screams for a subject on the water

Glowing in the Dark
by dtremain

Comment by saiphfire:
I like this idea a lot, but it's just too dark. On my screen I thought it was just a black square at first - I can barely make out the face.

Covered Bridges - Oct 2007 Issue
by dtremain

Comment by SoulMan1978:
I'd probably have taken this from a different angle. The trees in the foreground block the bridge somewhat

Glowing in the Dark
by dtremain

Comment by arron_christensen:
The concept of this pic is good. It is quite noisy though and looks to have been shot w/out a tripod, which is a must for real dark shots such as this. Also, would have liked to have seen a more natural glow from the pumpkin, but thats me.

Glowing in the Dark
by dtremain

Comment by maguero:
too dark

Glowing in the Dark
by dtremain

Comment by NikonJeb:
I know you're getting pinged right and left on darkness and negative space. I love this image! It's just plain flat creepy; evocative of all the horrors that you can conjure up on a cold, dank spooky night. This thing has got to be sitting at the house that no kid in his right mind will go within 100 yards 'cause they KNOW that the boogeyman lives there! 7 to help offset any bad votes.....8>)

1902 Rural School House
by dtremain

Comment by MaryO:
Appropriate subject and nice to get the year in there for context. A little bright; for this challenge I would prefer to see it toned down to emphasize the "oldness."

Glowing in the Dark
by dtremain

Comment by riversong:
Ohh, love how you changed the color to an eerie green glow...nice effects!! Very spooooky!!!! Like how you cropped this as well.

Reflections of Fall
by dtremain

Comment by dwterry:
The hardest thing to do right with digital images in nature is get the leaves right. They are so easily over sharpened, which is what I believe has happened here. What I generally do is sharpen up to the point I like it and then back down. Or... I'll sharpen up to where I like the image overally, and then use the history brush and reduce the sharpening anywhere that there are tiny details (leaves, ripples in the water, etc).

The sky, I think, you could have had the hue adjusted slighting and the saturation pumped up a bit (gradient mask, etc). The colors in the leaves are nice, but they too could have benefited from a little saturation.

The Beginning of the End of the Farm
by dtremain

Comment by kreshkin:
Good concept.