caged-gold-lr-DSC_0036
by tanguera

Comment by roz:
such a fantastic shot .. love his eye .. mesmerizing ..
i feel sick to the stomach when i hear about animals that have been abused ..
its heart warming to hear about them being saved from such torture ..
its a world of contrasts .. pain and suffering .. joy and happiness .. it makes you wonder .. :)

night-lr-DSC_0145
by tanguera

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
This is a view that I like a lot. When you get to try this sort of shooting again, try a few using tungsten (incandescent) WB, and you will get that wonderful moonlight blue. This scene looks very peaceful.

night-lr-DSC_0145
by tanguera

Comment by Germaine:
Outstanding.

Did you notice that the stars are elongated. You're starting to get star trails.

Ride to the Sky
by tanguera

Comment by Youngie:
The shot looks well executed, and this shot would make for a great stock image for a generic corporate website, but I find these shots of glass and steel are kind of common on some contests ... for me it's not terribly interesting ... but that's just my opinion, but again, not to put down the shot, as it does look well executed ...

Ride to the Sky
by tanguera

Comment by bauerfan71:
I love the glowing effect of the blue windows.

Playing with Dirt
by tanguera

Comment by vawendy:
12th!! Awesome! Congrats on the great placement and for making your front page!

Message edited by author 2010-08-23 13:37:53.

Playing with Dirt
by tanguera

Comment by Ja-9:
you have excellent composition here...good elements that compliment each other well and your have varying height...

Playing with Dirt
by tanguera

Comment by grahamgator:
Nice entry; bumped up/

Ride to the Sky
by tanguera

Comment by KarenNfld:
Nice!

Playing with Dirt
by tanguera

Comment by vawendy:
I'll start this off by saying: I'm not much of a still life fan.

I gave this on a 7. I thought your lighting was very good -- I like the more contrasty still lifes, and this one falls into that category. The watering can is wonderful. I like the highlights and the details on the handles & spout. The rest of the shot doesn't interesting me as much. The rest of the tools are appropriate, but not very visually interesting.

The one thing I'm not crazy about is the round table. I find the front of the table distracting, it catches the eye, but I don't think it adds to the picture. (small nit -- it wouldn't change my voting.)

The watering can was so wonderful, that if you had done something simpler with the can and maybe one or two antique interesting gardening items, it would have been an 8 or 9.