The Dunes
by Sammie

Comment:
Love the lighting on the dunes. Really beautiful. Also love the mountains and the low clouds. Almost wondering if cropping out the blue sky would work, too...? Nice job.

Ms. P. Mantis
by shutterfly

Comment:
Cute title! I like the sepia/pink tone. Excellent focus which is hard to do with these critters. I like the crop and comp. a lot. His stance is humorous. Well shot.

Creepy
by kennyt

Comment:
I'm not a snake lover by any means but this is a great shot. Nice colors, simple background, and good focus. Looks like his head and some edges of the branch suffer from oversharpening. It's not too noticeable but there appears to be bright white specks/pixels. I'm guessing the ISO was higher than normal and it's "sharpened noise" that I'm seeing. Maybe a little less USM would prevent that. Nice job.

The Lighthouse
by siggi

Comment:
Extra point for the Big Dipper. Cool shot.

The Gorge at Watkins Glen
by lwkimages

Comment:
Neuferland?

Very pretty. I'm obsessed with veiling water. I like that you caught the stream, the fall, and the bridge. A circular polarizer would have cut down on the glare in the water and would have made the colors deeper.

Cape Cod Light
by ButterflySis

Comment:
Sorry I'm a bit late with my reply. Thank you all so much for the great, honest, and helpful comments. Many of you said you felt that the light was too centered. You are absolutely right. I didn't notice it at the time because I was thinking of the light and the house/building as a unit and therefore it's not centered. After reading your comments I see how centered it is every time I view it! lol I've tried a new crop where neither is centered and it looks very nice. Thank you for pointing that out.

Thanks again for making my first entry so much fun!

Jen

City Reflex
by loboz33

Comment:
Unique! Great distortion on the sky line. I'm wondering how a tighter crop would look. Great eye.

City Reflected in a Puddle
by Keith Maniac

Comment:
Hard to see that this is a puddle because of being so close up and the angle. Really great idea. Nice reflection.

Washington Nights
by smokeditor

Comment:
Beautiful shot. Nice and simple - just the way I like.

Dream Works
by Falc

Comment:
Cool! Very eery shot. I like how the hilltops appear as islands in the fog. The factory and smoke stack add an interesting element.