Lake. City. Lake.
by bikefreak

Comment:
Like the composition, exposure is spot on. good detail. I would prefer the dome to be vertical.

Canberra at night
by MattB

Comment:
D'oh, forgot to remove the lens cap!! Very funny. Did yoiu realize it's been done here atleast twice?

Ascent to the Stars
by SandyP

Comment:
I woould score this a point higher with the black point moved in some...

Skiff at Sunset — Stage Harbor
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Row_bear, congrats! And you said you were too much the iconoclast to ribbon!

Native Spirit (Crop 2)
by just-married

Comment:
I simply love this shot. This is the best crop, IMO. The subject fills the frame, and the lack of extraneous detail really focuses attention on her. I think this would benefit from some gentle curves work to bring up midtone contrast; I took a 10-second poke at it in PS and liked the result. Damn nice capture!

Edit: After some more consideration, extend this crop a bit more to the right to bring in the ends of the streamers. Would make it close to 8x10 aspect ratio :-)

Message edited by author 2005-04-25 21:02:40.

Voices
by DannyM

Comment:
I guess I went with the crowd on this, I voted 5. Like some of your other commentors, I felt it left me rather flat, although I enjoyed what I felt you were trying to say.
I like your composition, and I guess the busy background is a part of the message. I do think that a way is needed to focus attention the subject. The light is also very diffuse, so the image lacks depth. There are two things possible in post that IMO improve it:
- Quick mask to decrease BG exposure and increase subject exposure
- Increased contrast & tweaked curves to warm it a bit and give it some depth
Although the messages crowding the background are an integral part of the photo's composition, they could be de-emphasized a little without detracting. I'm wondering how shooting this at a wide aperture, say f/2.8, to just barely throw the BG out of perfectly sharp focus would have done to increase the focus on the subject?

Love is Ageless
by joyinlight

Comment:
Love the facial expression and composition.Bumping up.

Space
by marbo

Comment:
Infrared? How long did she have to stand still??

Alone with my thoughts...
by samtrundle

Comment:
The lighting here is beautiful. Hard enough to make it dramatic, soft enough to eliminate very harsh shadows. The negative space works well.

Race start
by Gordon

Comment:
Wow, this would have kicked butt in "Extreme Action"! Nice catch! One of my favorites of the challenge.