Light and Shell
by Elemmennope

Comment:
I like this, however, I like your outtake better. The outtake IMO is more natural (orientation of the shell) and a bit brighter. Plus I like the appearance of sand in the outtake. The lighting on your entry is low and leaves the top back side of the shell a little dark.

The concept is wonderful and I think you have a winning idea here that could do well in print sales. Keep up the good work!

Rule ofThirds Outtake
by Elemmennope

Comment:
This is VERY nice. The composition is great, the lighting is good, and I really like the texture (sand imitation) to the left. Minor drawback is the lighting probably would have garnered a few "too hot" comments. It's borderline on the extreme left on being overexposed. JMO of course. ;^)

CollinsBridge.jpg
by saracat

Comment:
I'm still thinking about whether I like it or not...

The composition is good, I like the camera level at which it was taken. There are natural leading lines here with the bridge and road - takes me to ???. Ahh...the light. I SEE the light! ;^)

This works well in B/W - probably better than color. Sepia might be interesting also. Did I mention the image is a bit "hot", maybe a bit overexposed? He-he.

Ok, ok...I like it. The extreme exposure in this case works very well. Job well done.

Smile and keep having fun!!!

seattle window sharpened.jpg
by rasdub

Comment:
This is nice. A very interesting image to look at. Detail inside the blocks is good and the tonal range for the whole image is good. Two things I find distracting and I don't have any good suggestions for a fix: 1) The area between the panes appear oversharpened - a little jaggy. It could be the resizing done for forum posting. 2) Cropping. This image is a tough one to "draw the line". Personally, it feels a bit tight on the sides (maybe a black border would help it breath a little. If it was mine I might also crop at the bottom to take out the partial block row as it doesn't balance with the top of the image.

Good eye to see this and capture it. Well done.

Feather.jpg
by bpickard

Comment:
Ok, you're having TOO much fun! This works well also, although I like the composition of the other one a little more because it's more unique with the feather's shadow and diagonal line. Well done!

Feather 2.jpg
by bpickard

Comment:
This is a very unique shot - I really like it. The composition works great. The contrast and color is right on. Creative! Only nitpik...it's a bit grainy (JK!). ;^)

The Harbour I
by gsal

Comment:
You've posted several images today that I like - this one especially. Very nice job of seeing this and capturing it! Wonderful colors and exposure...composed artfully.

The Sense of Balance
by sz1_

Comment:
What a wonderful location for photos! You have two choices, include the sculpture or move in front of it and take in the beautiful scenery. I like the option you selected. It has nice symetry. Who says centered compositions don't work? ;^) Only constructive criticism I have is I wish it wasn't so hazy in the distance. A UV have filter may have helped a little (of course it could have been WAY hazy and you already used one...).

Smile and keep having fun!

Sunrise on Stoney Creek Lake
by Jewellian

Comment:
Beautiful color. Well composed and captured. Very nice lighting and it's exposed right on! Normally a silhouette shot is a singular subject, but this works very well. Thanks for the idea! ;^)

Smile and keep having fun...

Grackle
by bobdaveant

Comment:
Nice job with the lighting here. Depending on the angle grackles can look darker brown with the head being more purple - then again, maybe that's just the way they look around our area (Virginia). I don't know if this is a full frame shot, or you cropped it, but the composition is nice - the bird creates a nice diagonal line across the image.

Did you post-process much? The feathers are quite sharp (noticed your lens has USM), yet the pine needles are blurred. Could be DOF and the needles aren't as close as they appear. Just curious. Looks good.