Medieval Maiden
by Node

Comment:
She's pretty and it's a nice photo, but I don't see the rule of thirds being applied here. Most people shots will focus on the face/eyes. In this case her face is centered in the image...granted it's in the top third of the photo, but that's not an intersecting point. Sorry, not trying to be rude about it - this was a technical type challenge.

Red Red Ride
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
Great pic, I really like it, but I wonder what the focal point is and where/what the rule of thirds is being applied to? I guess I'm not seeing a main subject other than the entire image.

the dots
by Pipon13

Comment:
Your image is a bit on the small side. Hard to grade it (vote) when you can't see it.

Birds Eye View
by megryan

Comment:
That's cool to know this piece of information regarding this wonderful image. I was on vacation when the results of this challenge came in and never really went thru the results in depth upon return.

This is a gorgeous photo! Well composed, great detail and color. The only nitpik I have is the reflection on the eye. It is what it is, but perhaps it could be played with a bit to remove the trees, or maybe some other approach entirely with cloning, etc...? One other thing, have you tried boosting the contrast just a tiny bit? My work monitor is not the best to judge photos with, so please bear with me if I'm way off base.

Surprised you don't have this up as a print. Again, well done!

Smile and keep having fun! ;^)

Originally posted by megryan: In response to rscorp, this shot was not telephoto, I was up close and personal with this little one. It is a juvenile and so docile that I literally had the lens in its face and it didn't mind. The parents have been coming around for some time and bring their babies every year !

Future Hallmark Card 2437.JPG
by FotoMunki

Comment:
Thanks for the smile! With three kids around here they are always doing something funny - most of the time a camera isn't there at that "moment". You caught that "moment". Wonderful!!! ;^)

CRW_6375.jpg
by RHoldenSr

Comment:
Good job with a challenging lighting condition. The balloon obviously is the main subject and is well composed, in focus, and exposed right on. The hard part (IMO, and I have no experience with this type of shot) would be getting the exposure correct of the people working underneath the balloon. Nice capture. Looks like a fun event...more pics to come soon I'll bet! ;^)

Palms
by dsidwell

Comment:
From the thumbnail the rock looked bigger and brighter. Now I can see it's actually exposed just right. Looks like an intersting place to visit. Nothing in the image info says where this is... :-/ Not that I put that in my portfolio images very often either. He-he. I bet this place has some interesting views to it at different times of the day, dusk, dawn, etc... One minor thing, if you have a good noise reduction tool you could clean up the blue sky a little. It's not bad by any means...just a thought. Nice photo.

Pair of Deer
by Portia_N

Comment:
Very cool to get a close shot of a pair of deer like this. I'm wondering, was this shot thru glass, like a car window or something? There is a strange pattern on the back of the deer standing up and the rear flank looks funny. And the tree to the left...looks like it belongs in another photo - like this image is a combo of two images? Sorry, not trying to be rude, just trying to figure it out. Regardless, nice capture.

Rome, Italy: Bernini Fountain
by tate

Comment:
Very nice, from the photographers perspective that this image was taken it's almost like you are right there looking up with the statue. I'll bet you were pretty excited to see that cloud formation coming together! I would have been. Have you tried rotating CCW about 2 degrees? Great job of seeing this and capturing it on film.

Look what I found!
by madison461

Comment:
Yikes! Is it on your hand?! Cool photo. Very tight DOF - some bokeh starting to work for you in the background. I love the way they move their head on a swivel. Nice capture (physically and photographically!). ;^)