Bowls
by flip89

Comment:
Ken, this is very clever. A very good shot. Excellent colors and the slant is engaging. Great.

Your pre-shooting is interesting. I am learning from you.

Congratulaton liwat Ken. Ti man...nasegunduhan na. Segurado ako nga ang sunod malapit na.

Jazz
by L1

Comment:
Laurie, this picture is excellent. can you send me a postcard of this...I'll send you another one of mine. Just kidding. But if you will, I will too.

What makes this shot good is the angle, the sharpness, and even the background. First ribbon? I am sure there will be more. Congratulations.

manny

Tulip
by Neil

Comment:
I haven't voted but if I did, this is my pick for the ribbon. I like the colors and the lighting. It also hit the abstract theme right on its head. YOU are a WINNER in many ways.

Trois
by HRoxas

Comment:
Henry, congratulations (kabayan)! It is a superb shot. You have the eyes of an artist. Sure it was an artwork but yous did frame it in an even more artistic way.

manny

Painting the Corners
by toddhead

Comment:
Congratulations to the BLUE ribbon. Well-deserved. Your idea is great. an dthe picture is well balanced.

librodo (Manny)

Out of Proportion
by L1

Comment:
Congratulations Lauriel! Well-deserved placing.

I will send the postcard late this week. I had it printed today and pick it up on Friday.

Manny (librodo)

PS. I think you'll make it to top 10. The blue ribbon winner admitted he broke the rules in PP. What a pity...it is such a nice shot.

Message edited by author 2004-05-05 11:08:04.

Misty Morning
by librodo

Comment:
Thank you very much for your comments and your votes. This is a very lucky shot for me. I am not much of a landscape but rather more of a portrait person.

The first night of our package tour to Vietnam was in Halong Bay area. I woke up at 5:00 a.m. and was out in the shores overlooking the Halong Bay at 6:00 a.m. (since breakfast won't be ready until 7:00). I spotted 3 fishing boats. I took plenty of shots (close to 50). I was also using my newly purchased 50 mm. f1.8 lens (per suggestion of dpchallenge members). In the LCD, I wasn't impressed with my shots. I would rather save my children pics so I deleted a lot. But when I downloaded the un-deleted ones in my computer, I was surprised by the clarity of the details and the drama of the early morning mist.

Darcy, I check the exif file again and it was f1.8. Sorry I am not a very technical person so I couldn't answer the question. maybe somemmembers can answer this.

Once again, thank you very much for all the critiques.

Manny

Sint Jan Cathedral
by nicoledb

Comment:
Cool. It looks too heavy though. maybe a sepia would do.

House And Water
by Mona

Comment:
It's very good. You have been very generous with your use of "curves". Effect is nice but it looks a bit unreal. I like the composition very much. 7

Duck a l'Orange
by wdebeau1

Comment:
Your main subject is quite small. Try a vertical format. JMHO.