glowing
by Ja-9

Comment by Jules1x:
Gorgeous scene. I love what you captured and the processing.

glowing
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Comment by Mddoane:
Great composition!

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Comment by npasel:
Dreamy

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Comment by Lydia:
Oh so lovely!

Yellow-Rumped Warbler
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Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Hi from Andi and the Critique Club Janine ;)

Lets start on the subject, a shot from the back with the head turned like this is a good position for me however he/she lacks enough sharpness and detail to work well (especially in a FS). The beak looks pin sharp but sharpness seems to fade from there back. The Yellow-Rumped Warbler has a very vibrant yellow and it seems a little lacking here for me (I'm not a birder btw, this is from google images lol).

Whilst I prefer the blurred background of foliage for this type of shot the even light blue sky serves as a good background that lets the viewer focus on the bird and tree.

The tree? well, for me the star of the image is the decaying leaf on the right along with the rest of the oof leaves and the bird does get a little lost in the leaves behind it.

Hope this helps Janine but guess you knew all that already after skimming through your portfolio ;)

m a j e s t i c
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Comment by RulerZigzag:
The branches don't do the photo justice. But still pleasant to look at !

r e f l e c t i o n s
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Comment by wbanning:
Joining the "shoulda done better" club. What I really, really like is the choice of including only the reflection of the woman observing the monument. That makes the image for me.

BTW, the monument, which was met with intense controversy at the time of its creation, has become for me THE most powerful, evocative place in Washington to stand and contemplate history. The "ghost" of a woman reading the wall reflects much more than captured light on granite.

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Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Wow, that's ISO 800? Looks great, and that Tamron seems to be doing a sweet job too :-) Nice postcard-type shot, very scenic, good framing with the branches flanking you. For some reason I really like the boulder in the lower right; it gives the shot some weight to help compete with the white of the clouds/mountaincaps and complements the reflection of that big stormcloud next to it. The blown whites are my only real nitpick.

Compositionally it's quite centred, so I find that it could use just that little extra something to fill in the middle...a swimming moose or beaver, not something necessarily big, but just there, just enough to leave a few ripples on the water's surface, something to draw the eye and leave the onlooker wondering what they just missed seeing.

Hope this has been helpful

Susan

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Comment by Marfun:
Nice to see a landscape that's not cooked beyond recognition.

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Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

OMG I'm old....I can remember when the Wall went up, I believe I can even remember who came up with the design! Reminesceses aside, I think this is a great image and should have placed much higher. Great use of thirds, great lighting, dynamic angles, the shimmering effect of water on the Wall and walkways, the lady's reflection...all nicely done and not over-processed, which is too easy to do.

Maybe too many voters (DPC is an American site, after all) felt the Wall was competing too much with the Monument, which is relegated to the bg, and didn't like that aspect, perhaps they felt the Monument was more important. All I can say is, too bad for them! I think you caught a beautiful moment here, and shame on those who didn't.

Feel free to PM me

Susan