Mt. Timpanogos
by fifield

Comment:
Stunning Image

It's not whats on the outside, it's whats on the inside that counts
by shabri9

Comment:
There seems to be a flare from the light source(s), which is casting a pinkish-beige glow to the picture.

Saturday Night in Vegas
by jfaulkner

Comment:
The "heavy brights" on the left vs. the "delicate darks" to the right make the image feel slightly off balance to me.

Midnight Statues With Two Light Sources
by GraceH

Comment:
Wow - breaking and entry do pay off?! Neat shot - The contrast in the lighting and in the texture is intriquing.

White Water Falls
by prbetts

Comment:
I love the romance of this shot - moonlight on cascading water. Too much tilt to the horizontal, though.

Celebrating the Creator
by gloda

Comment:
Good Color Wheel balance. The rock (crystals) in the center seems to reflect the blues and reds nicely, but is not sharp enough to make an impact. 7

Ooooo!
by Joe_Cool

Comment:
On the Fruit Loops picture - I agree - this isn't accidental enough, nor a clear image.

Just for fun (in your spare time), try this picture again.

Note how the loops are lined up - each butting up evenly against the neighboring row. -Except that upper left row of yellow to the green. It made me wonder what "movement" you would see if you changed the touch point of each loop to the next row. like all of one row into the notch between each loop in the next. Or..... mix and match the line-ups.

Might be fun. Change the angle of your camera or the distance. Lots of flexibility with this subject. You could also try a variety of lighting - would be a good opportunity to see the impact of different light sources and their placement.

Ooooo!
by Joe_Cool

Comment:
Well, JCool - After visiting your portfolio "Start of Something Beautiful", I think you'll do quite well with your photography. There are some obvious "technical difficulties" with the photos, but experience will soon have you producing perfect, ribbon-winning pictures. (Just like the rest of us. LOL. Unfortunately, our fellow members won't always agree with our personal assessment, but oh, well........)

I could see the small differences between your first Sun1Edshutter and IMG_0677. Note the straighter horizontal lines, etc. And, the latter really is quite lovely.

But, my two favorites are Less_Traveled and that wonderful Nestor_Road. There are little issues in each, but they're terrific. Note how the end of the Less_traveled road ends to the right of center makes that image! and Nestor has a terrific DOF to it, and showcases those beautiful trees.

So, work for that "A" grade at school, and that future Blue Ribbon here. I've no doubt that some day you'll do it.

And, for heaven's sake, don't let ratings drive you nutz. There are enough of us out there as it is!

Tacks Day
by Shannon

Comment:
One little old 9 wouldn't have brought you up to a higher position, but that's what I would have given you if could have. This was the first one to catch my eye, and kept it place on the top of my list.

An elegant dig - with a touch of humor (a Cary Grant Shot!)

Paperscissors, Rock
by redneckhick

Comment:
Funny. First I thought you over processed the silver scissors. By the time the pic finished downloading, it was clear what you did. The rocks are terrific, but you might have chosen a different color paper (light yellow or cream to compliment the lighter parts of the rocks.) 7