Mr Intensity
by Skip

Comment:
Wonderful expression! Certainly put a smile on my face this morning - although I doubt your cat would appreciate it. ;^)

Summer Night Out "Circa 1955"
by The Eskimo

Comment:
Hey! A fellow Fredericksburg area DPC member? Last I looked there was only a few of us. ;^) Cool photo BTW - that place is always busy!

From smooth depths... the rough!
by docpjv

Comment:
Pretty amazing how calm the water is! Did you have to wait long to get this capture? Wonderful composition and range in this image - great shot!

Anyhow...have fun and keep smiling!
Barry

Seven In All
by Kylie

Comment:
Hey - Did this pop up in a forum someplace last Thursday? I see you had a couple of comments same day...weird when that happens out of the blue. ;^)

I was just out visiting friends I guess you could say and noticed this pic. VERY nice! I love the color and the composition. It really is an outstanding capture. Great job! BTW - where was this taken?

Well, off to visit some more. Take care. Barry
p.s. - No time for challenges anymore? ;^)

Wood Grain
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
This was a pretty cool idea. Interesting use of lighting. The shadow is fine - actually wish I could see all of it. Did you try rotating the shot or image to have the wood object and shadow fall diagonally across the image? Anyhow...have fun, keep smiling!

made of wood
by clictacamera

Comment:
Now that looks like fun. ;^)

This is a decent shot - the time of day (lighting) makes it a bit challenging as some of the whites are a little overexposed. Where did you set the focus/metering? The white on the front of the canoe would have been a good steady spot to get the metering correct and with enough DOF would not have impacted the focus for the rest of the people, etc...

What got lost in the crop? If you cropped water from the lower section that's probably best - could have left a bit more trees in if they were there.

Anyhow...good job overall. Keep smiling and having fun!
Barry

Explode
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Wow! That's pretty cool. Makes your eyes dizzy just looking at it. ;^) Wonder what it would look like in an animated gif moving clockwise?

Critical Care
by Brad

Comment:
He-he...I almost had as much fun reading the post-challenge comments as I did looking at your photo! ;^)

The cat makes the picture. It stops you, makes you think am I looking in or out? The composition is cool. I think the texture of the concrete wall makes the image appear blurry in that area even though it's not. Looking at the blacks in the image you can tell the noise level is pretty low, but again, the texture inside the waiting room (wall and floor) make it appear noisier than it is. This may have contributed to a small hit in scoring.

I hope the black cat didn't run in front of you...you know, bad luck and all. ;^)

Take care.
Barry

Count the gray dots
by lissylou

Comment:
I almost did the same one! ;^) Hard to keep the lines in order... I think this would have worked a bit better if you had included more grid so they weren't so large when viewed in the voting window. This (grey dots) works better in the thumbnail view IMO. Good luck in the challenge.

The Illusion od a Summer shower
by Pixelstate

Comment:
It came out pretty decent Chris (yes - I remembered the forum post). Wonder how it would have worked to position yourself to catch a rainbow in the spray? Good luck in the challenge.