Vietnam on Veterans Day
by TristanG

Comment by Shadowrain:
Nice image. And interestingly I don't think it would have worked as well if the people hadn't had their backs turned. So great timing on your behalf. You also mananged to work in a row of flags, whicH is a nice touch. I would like to visit this wall once day, but I fear I may be overcome, so in the meantime I will let the sight messengers show me what it's like. (8)

Vietnam on Veterans Day
by TristanG

Comment by photofinish:
I like the way you've captured the flags, names and especially the mirrored images in the monument.

Vietnam on Veterans Day
by TristanG

Comment by MrYu:
Blown sky and people's backs don't quite convey the right emotions. Also, i don't like that all lines end right in the middle vertically.

Vietnam on Veterans Day
by TristanG

Comment by Gatorguy:
This would be great but for the brightness of the upper right corner. 6

Vietnam on Veterans Day
by TristanG

Comment by SNAP1:
nice shot, good leading line and the reflection is a good addation.
To make it a even better, bump your contrast up and you will see even more seperation between the wall and the reflection and it will show more detail in each.

Vietnam on Veterans Day
by TristanG

Comment by jmassung:
So emotional, I like the way the memorial fades to a mirror (if you will) -9-

Vietnam on Veterans Day
by TristanG

Comment by Tranquil:
Good DOF and spot on for the focus. Very interesting reflection.

Haired Flower
by TristanG

Comment by TristanG:
Thank you everyone.

I think that cropping could benefit this, depending on what you were going for. I was trying to make the flower seem small, even if there was really nothing to compare to.

I would have loved to get closer to this interesting...thing, but with my current camera set-up, this was about as close as I could get. Maybe I should buy a close up lens ;)

Thanks again,
-Tristan

Haired Flower
by TristanG

Comment by nothingmuch:
This image is really begging for cropping, a bit on the right, roughly the same on the left, and lots from the top. Right now the eyes seem more drawn to the big white blob than the flower, at first sight.

Perhaps there is a bit too little depth of field - it would be nice to see the stem in focus too. The frontmost petal isn't as important, IMHO.

Otherwise, good job on the detail and exposure!

Haired Flower
by TristanG

Comment by sibeling:
Nice & simple. Great, unusual subject, with pleasing composition & DOF. One of my favorites of the challenge.