Bamboo and Silk
by mgsmith53

Comment by stupidcat:
nice colors and setup. 8

Bamboo and Silk
by mgsmith53

Comment by lawrysimm:
Love the colours and textures, and so evocative of China

Bamboo and Silk
by mgsmith53

Comment by zackdezon:
Great colors, but texturally a little flat.

Bamboo and Silk
by mgsmith53

Comment by PennyStreet:
lovely patterns and colors

Bamboo and Silk
by mgsmith53

Comment by geinafets:
I usually relate Asia/Asian art with simplicity, so I think that all the elements of this photo kind of conflict with that.

Bamboo and Silk
by mgsmith53

Comment by jomari:
Lovely composition and colour.

The Heart of the Matter
by mgsmith53

Comment by rdebruyn:
Very nice.

The Heart of the Matter
by mgsmith53

Comment by Connor:
nice shot like it

The Heart of the Matter
by mgsmith53

Comment by TCGuru:
While the area on the left is causing an interesting effect in the bg, I find it a tad unnecessary. It really detracts from the main subject (the cross). The overall image is very highly saturated (a bit too much for my taste) but the colour is nice and warm and gives a homey feeling to the tree and cross. Your placement of the cross is okay but the composition is a little loose... a move to the right slightly would have given more visual pleasure, IMO. Also, and this is just a little personal preference thing, I would like to have seen your cross with a bit more dramatic lighting... maybe with a black card behind it to only light it from the front... Crosses, by nature, create emotion. I think the emotion here would have been better played up by a little creative light :) Good luck!

The Heart of the Matter
by mgsmith53

Comment by pedrobop:
I don't see a good bokeh in your photo. Maybe the red light on the righ bottom of the cros represent the challenge a little, but it's not enough. The colors are cool!