Solitude
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Superb scenic and perfect timing when the moon broke through the clouds. The moon's reflection in the forground is the prefect counter point. All the techie stuff (exposure, composition, DoF) is excellent. You are the proudreceiver of my 3,000th comment - which will win you absolutely nothing!

Captivated
by sher

Comment:
Cute little model - having fun. Are the colors accurate - them seem a bit washed out?

Granite Totems
by rcrawford

Comment:
Nice scenic, perfect exposure. Post card of the hoodoos. I like the tuft of grass coming from the top of the tall one. Maybe a title "Mother and daughter?"

The Guitarist
by timj351

Comment:
Emotive - what a photo should do, create a feeling in the viewer. I really love the added noise, but do not like the blown out highlights. Excellent model.

The Beacon
by alanfreed

Comment:
A very nice scenic. I'm sure the exposure is right on, but I wonder what it would do with it deliberately darkened and perhaps a warming filter added? It's still an excellent entry and obviously fitting for a master's camera.

Haystacks - A Tribute to the Impressionist Master
by Coley

Comment:
Great lighting at the perfect time of day. The study of texture is fantastic. I relly like the long shadows as well - they add a nice sence of time and a strong compositional element. I have two suggestions for imporovement: a) The top of the closest bale merges with the one directly behind. It would be best to have a bit of separation between them. (Get higher or a step closer to the front one.) b) The title is doesn't show much imagination - I'm sure you could make it relate to how you feel about the scene much better.

The Walk
by L1

Comment:
Ah - a real "country feel" - a dad taking two of his youngins on a walk. You image invokes a true emotion - exactly what it's supposed to do. I do believe it would be stronger without the telephone pole in the upper right. Great timing on the footsteps - and excellent black and white technique as well.

The Bearded Lady
by ellamay

Comment:
A very nice macro - well exposed and perfectly composed. DoF is ok - not much you can do with shots like this. The green seems a bit off-color to me.

Essence
by Shiiizzzam

Comment:
A very unusual, but effective portrait. I'm wanting more though - seems like you are just teasing me.

Haunting Absence
by tyt2000

Comment:
I realkly want to like this image - it has some neat features. But - I just don't quite connect for some reason. The empty chair is significant yet seems to be such a small part of the scene. With the strong back light - I'm not sure the lit bulbs do much except draw the eye away from the other nice areas. Finally - a very small point, but the border is overdone for my tastes. Perhaps the reason I don't connect is that it doesn't seem right to scale - if the chair is normal size - the ceiling must be 20 feet.