Quartet By the Sea
by karmat

Comment by banmorn:
the position of the shells is bothersome to me in this ....Don't know why needed too lok out of place....the top right one, that is. The lighting is quite good as is the detail and focus. if the crop was not so tight you might have gotten away with this placement of the shells

Year of the Horse
by karmat

Comment by PDavis:
I like the composition of your photo but I am distracted by the hot spots around the hoarses. I wish I could see their natuarl colors. It looks like you used a photo filter on it. Nice picture!

Year of the Horse
by karmat

Comment by casualguy:
Overexposed hotspots detract, composition is ok, I personally do not care for the applied filter (for this shot).

Year of the Horse
by karmat

Comment by bgartside47:
Blurr

Quartet By the Sea
by karmat

Comment by RedHotKK:
Maybe a little more light would have made it pop.

Quartet By the Sea
by karmat

Comment by justine:
Pretty light. I'm not crazy for the composition. I hope this does well, it's really very nice.

Quartet By the Sea
by karmat

Comment by nephrotic:
Another good picture but will add the comments I have put on some others in this category.
My only concern is, as you may have guessed from the amount of discussion on the forum re "painting with light" is whether it is painting with light.
Having been lucky enough to judge what is now a few hundred competitions in the last 30 years I feel I should say the first thing that happens is that they are sorted and any that do not immediatly seem to fit the category are dumped (hard but a fact). This is why so many competitions also run an "open category". Your picture, as impressive as it is, would, I feel have been rejected at this stage. "Painting with Light" has a fairly tight definition in photography but still allows a lot of lattitude for creativity.
I suspect that your scores may not reflect what the picture is worth which is a great shame. I believe if I was judging in another category I would have gone for an 8 .
I do hope you understand my reasons for marking it down
David

Year of the Horse
by karmat

Comment by barryg:
Image appears a bit grainy to me. I like the composition and lighting.

Quartet By the Sea
by karmat

Comment by lockjawdavis:
The black background adds a bit of sterility against the shells.

Year of the Horse
by karmat

Comment by carlacryptic:
Dreamy, grainy, moody. Interesting crop.