Kyoto-River-HDR-Dodge-and-B.jpg
by kolasi

Comment:
Nice scenery with vivid colors. On the HDR processing what really distracts me the most are the antenna's atop the building that are trying to blend into the sky. They're very distracting. I don't know what your SS was but it looks like it wasn't to slow judging by the water ripples but the people walking on the right seem to be out of focus in comparison. Maybe you HDR program didn't align them properly.

The water, grass, and building, mountain range, and sky looks good. I would try to play around with it a little so that it has the HDR effect but the view could not tell you processed it in HDR, there's a fine line between.

Watch the birdie and say cheese
by ShutterPug

Comment:
I like your photograph. But I will say this. You have to look at it for at least 5 seconds for the bids face to become clear. For some reason it's blends together when you first open the picture but as the seconds go by it becomes clear. That to me is the only issue I see with the picture. Maybe voters didn't give the picture time, resulting in a lower vote. I did not get to vote but I would of given it a 6 possibly a 7 because of the composition and nice broken background. The focus is great and I really like the detail in the wood grain.

Once In A Lifetime
by macrothing

Comment:
I just don't feel a connection here. I see a lot of boken and a plain of water with some nice texture and reflections. But not enough to hold my attention. Seems that your picture has a far amount of noise.
Wish you well in the challenge.

Bursting Into Tears
by idnic

Comment:
Colors are nice but you know for a shot like this to be successful you have to stop the motion and you didn't do it. Your lighting just wasn't fast enough. However I do find the water pattern on top of the balloon interesting so not all is lost. Wish you well in the challenge.

Pail of Water for Big Job - (Colt loses manhood)
by classycam

Comment:
I think your stretching it a little with this shot. IMO, this does not represent water or at-least from your cameras point of view. Maybe taken with water be predominantly introduced into the picture but as-is it just doesn't work for me for this challenge. As for the photograph; nice focus but the lighting is harsh. Looks more like a snap shot that a planed photograph. I wish you the best in the challenge.

Standing their ground on Water
by jmritz

Comment:
The focus is nice along with the subjects. Seems to have a few hot-spots each of the geese but nothing major. I don't know why you went with B/W with this tone, it makes me wonder what the color version looked like. Overall an nice photo.

Stormy Waters
by orvaratli

Comment:
The colors are amazing. Everything seems to flow together in harmony with this photo. You have three great elements, the beacon light, a nice body of water, and then wonderful mountain range topped with snow. One of my top scores of the challenge so far. Good luck!

Water Drop By Duck
by fantomfoto

Comment:
Nicely captured. The water makes this shot and you having the focus spot-on on the ripples in the water. I like how the DOF, in-front of and behind the area of interest fades the water out of focus. Nice colors and good detail. I may have named it the "taste tester" or "taking a sip". Good shot.

L I M O N
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment:
Nice lemon/lime drop in the water lets see bubbles shot :P
You did a good job. Lighting is good along with composition. Focus is nice and you stopped the motion well. The only thing that distracts me is the grainy background. I think I could of scored it higher if the background had of been a smooth color without the grain/noise. Still a good shot.

Catch & Release
by LuDeLush

Comment:
Interesting and a nice capture. Good POV, lighting and focus. Nothing in the background that distracts me from the subject. Well taken!