Early Birds [..get the worm]
by WeJay

Comment by Alain:
Great colors

Intent... of 9 Decades
by WeJay

Comment by LVicari:
Good work on the texture of the skin, but a litle too dark in the shadows.

Intent... of 9 Decades
by WeJay

Comment by Ja-9:
very interesting portrait, a little dark for me

Early Birds [..get the worm]
by WeJay

Comment by Blackbox:
Overall, I like it - nice colors for sure. But, there is something strange going on with the branches and some grain/noise in the background. Especially in the darker blue area - that I can see anyway.

Intent... of 9 Decades
by WeJay

Comment by JulietNN:
an amazing shot, great choice in the b/w colours. details are clean adn crisp and clear. well done

In Sand, we find our 'Rest'.
by WeJay

Comment by atupdate:
I saw your request for a comment on Art's 10,000th comment thread. Here is my take. First, the post processing on the cross (B&W conversion, contrast) is nicely done. Two things hurt your score. First was the subject itself. The sand is not the main focus of the image no matter what your title implies. Plus, fun cheerful images score better than this type of image. Second, the background is extremely distracting. If you cropped out the top 1/2 to 2/3 of the image (giving it a landscape orientation instead of portrait), the size and placement of the cross makes for a stronger composition.

Tim

Intent... of 9 Decades
by WeJay

Comment by tanguera:
Very powerful portrait. Incredible detail

Early Birds [..get the worm]
by WeJay

Comment by HeiSch:
I like the smooth transition of colors in the sky. I think you oversharpened as there is a very visible halo around the branches and birds, which drastically reduces the quality and becomes even distracting.

Early Birds [..get the worm]
by WeJay

Comment by ThingFish:
Beautiful..has something oriental to it somehow. Guess it reminds me of Japanese art or something. The style of frame is well chosen too. 8

Early Birds [..get the worm]
by WeJay

Comment by tanguera:
Love the rainbow sky. Silhouettes also work. Sun corner is a bit blown out though, and there doesn't appear to be a central subject.