Spread the red
by gmink

Comment by jotaga:
if you want the mailbox in your picture, i think that the mailbox should be entirely framed...

Spread the red
by gmink

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Sorry, but I'm afraid I have to give a fairly low vote to this, but I feel I at least should explain it.

-The mailbox being cut off like it is, is a serious composition problem. If there were only a touch of it visible, like the post, that might be seen as incidental, but it is trying to be the main subject and has the top lopped off.

-Serious JPEG compression is robbing detail. I suspect nobody else will see that, but I am a little anal about it and can spot compression at 20 yards. Your files size of only 62k confirms heavy compression, especially for a detailed subject like this. Check your compression settings when you save your file. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit. (200k for this one)

I think if the view was pulled back some, this may have worked a lot better.

Dueling sprinklers
by gmink

Comment by coehler:
I'd like to know how you kept the camera dry

Dueling sprinklers
by gmink

Comment by JunieMoon:
Neat effect.

At golden hour
by gmink

Comment by Teafran:
More a image of lighting than a creative use of lighting. It's hard to rate this because of it's nature. It might have been a better approach to find a subject and then use the lighting to create the image rather than of the light itself.

At golden hour
by gmink

Comment by Lumix:
I like the pic despite my dislike of squirrels.

At golden hour
by gmink

Comment by Jutilda:
The bokeh is like golden velvet. Nice back lighting.

Land patterns
by gmink

Comment by Sheryll:
Well done. I like the inclusion of the posts in the bottom of the photo.

Land patterns
by gmink

Comment by NikonJeb:
That's pretty cool! 6

Land patterns
by gmink

Comment by dafletchr:
I like the varying lines in this.