The break in your whisper
by Brad

Comment:
Love the deep brown reddish hues on the windswept dunes. And I love how the light carresses the dunes to illuminate the crests and deepen the shadows seen on the dunes. Love the title of the piece as well for it plays into the imagery of the sun just peeking with it's one great eye over the gentle slope of the hill to sneak a look at the wind as it has breathed it's whisper upon the sands.

Hazy Shade of Autumn
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
I like the composition of this shot for the postion of the horse as it stands there and gazes out at the open fields and the autumn trees beyond adds interest to what would have otherwise been an empty scene. Two things that would improve this shot would be to totally crop out and loose the sky. The white blasted sky adds nothing to the vibrant colors that are in the scene. That white sky just detracts. It is the colors that you want the viewer to notice and keep their gaze from straying. Next I have not decided if it is totally out of place or if it adds to the scene. On one hand I look at the stark white trailer and think that it is entirely out of place and wrecks the natural idyllic scenery of all the elements the surrounds it. While on the other hand I look upon it the same way as this horse is gazing on it. It may be that this horse it looking forward to getting in the trailer for warmth, shelter, and food OR it just may be looking back on it with gratitude that it is free from it's confines.

In the valley
by alithenake

Comment:
I have fallen in love with this shot! The composition is just so stunning and visually beautiful. First you composed the shot to include many complimentary elements that the eye just follows and explores. The fence starts in the forground and flows down the slopey hill toward that red barn. This is like a trail that our eye naturally follows. After we approach the barn our eye roams the rest of the countryside that we see off in the distance. The rolling mountains, the mist that blankets them and the darkening sky that signals to use that it is time for us to go inside and prepare a cup of hot tea to drive away the chill air. Wonderfu!. I really hope this one ribbons.

polderland
by RobMol

Comment:
I am a sucker for light beams streaming out from the clouds. You were very fortunate to capture nature's show and with the beams falling upon these cows in the open field. All the elements are there for a spectacular shot - the composition, the subjects, and the enviroment. The lighting is the problem. The critique is that while there is a specatucular amount of light coming from above not enough has been shed upon the cows on this picture. The cows and the fields are underexposed such that the hues appear flat and too dark. Adjusting the shutter speed for a slower speed or opening the shutter to let more light in would have shed more light on the cows correctly exposed them - the tricky part would be is that it would cause a slight overexposure of the light streaming in the clouds such that you might loose those rays that are evident here. Finding the balance between the two is sometimes tricky but worthwhile.

Hanging Curtains
by bucket

Comment:
I really love the composition on this one where it appears like triptych. A portrait of a landscape in three seperate panels. The edges around each window pane is not sharply defined giving it the feel of a ragged worn edge -like an old photograph. This just adds a feel of nostaligia. Which is wonderful because we get the sensation of gazing through a window of time. My only critique is that this photo could have been framed better (or cropped depending on what the original shows). The composition would have been It would be wonderful photo if it was tightly cropped to just show the six panels (there is too much empty/dark space on the left side that adds nothing to the composition and it detracts from the main focus).

Twisted Landscape
by saphire

Comment:
Love the colors/hues in this photo. It breaths very much of autumn. What makes this photo truly wonderful is the subject. The tree with is undulating branches that twist and turn. It captures our attention and our eyes "climb" and explore it's branches as we gaze upon this view.

Portrait of my kitchen window
by monh

Comment:
Hey, I recognize this...it's Diamond Head, Hawaii:-) This is a unique shot that would be spectacular if you work a little on the composition. First the curtain does not complement the scene in the position it is in right now. It devides the view when you could show us it to us as a whole. My suggestion would be to move it off to the side to soften the square frame of the window. Also if the curtain could be drawn in such a way as to show some soft folds in the cloth that would also "soften" and add curves to that square natural frame of the window - making it very eye catching. Next, the colors of the sky seem pale and washed out making the scene unassuming....it needs to pop out and grab us. Perhaps shoting the same scene later in the day when the colors of the sky get more saturated and deepere in hue (12 noon is generally a rotton time to shot because of harsh light conditions) Perhaps a sunset or just before sunset would have been a better time to capture this. Overall the idea for framing the shot is good. It just needs a little added "pop" to the composition.

Fall!
by traser

Comment:
Love the colors here and the composition is also lovely. While some may find the tree in the forground distracting I think it is appealing because the lines and shape of the branches as it arches out are very mezmorizing. The bridge in the background and the stream below just beckon to the viewer to take a stroll closer. My only critique is that if it is possible with your camera to close down the aperature so that it would be a longer exposure with elements in the background in sharp detail just as sharp as the forground is....the bridge is a little blurred. But overall a nice shot.

Magical Morning Mist
by jemison

Comment:
Congradulations on your first ribbon!

The Power of Life
by roadrunner

Comment:

Originally posted by roadrunner: Originally posted by C Novack: This certainly captures the majestic beauty and power of the sea. I like how this capture shows the man standing there braving what nature will throw at him. He seems to be welcoming it because we see his arms thrown open wide - like he is ready to recieve this gift; this revelation. The only thing that weakens the strenth of this image is that the man is so small in the frame that he is almost lost. I realize that this could be a visual statement that when compared to nature man is small. But the thing is you do not want him to get totally lost in showing the powerful beauty of the crashing waves. If you zoomed in a little more the viewer would more readily be able to see the man standing there than having to search for him. thanks christine, i agree with you , but luckily it's only on a small 640 res that shows this, the actually photo in print size 24X16 is just totally mind blowing, you can see evrything...and it's just a tad lighter than here too.... this is the trouble we have with only being able to submit small photo sizes, so we need to realise this on other photos as well, i have some great photos in print size, but reduce them to 640 and you would'nt look twice at them..... something we should keep in mind anyway... cheers

Congradulations on your ribbon!! :-) I fully agree with you on the point that dimension size can make or break an image. In smaller images we don't always get the details or the majesty to a image at full view. As you said that you have this as a 24x16 and it is absoluting stunning. I am very sure that it looks absolutely wonderful on the wall:-)