down the rabbit hole
by markwiley

Comment:
Love the motion blur that envokes the idea of travel into a fantastical 'Wonderland'. Congrats on the Red.

The End
by docpjv

Comment:
Look at that - a yellow ribbon! Congrats Peter! I too, thought this was was the Chicago Bean in the foreground. Thanks for showing off your corner of the world.

PDP_4124
by Damon

Comment:
It is the juxtaposition that makes it a really cool and unique capture! Instead of the Ostrich sticking it's head in the sand to 'disappear' (myth) it is the giraffe who is hiding his/her head:-)

Together, hand in hand.
by Ja-9

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Great finish on this Janine! These are precious moments indeed - they grow so fast. The days where that little hand takes your big hand are the times to both cherish and build memories.

edge of consciousness
by tanguera

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Been a bit tied up lately so a late congrats on your Red Johanna! Very nicely done - love the ethereal/mystical feel of this. I see her as a 'guardian angel' pointing the way to safe passage through the darkness ahead.

the iPadish joy of laughter (the bond within)
by Tiberius

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A late congrats on your well deserved Blue - and the the Lomo win!:-) This is a perfect capture of emotions and what is best of being human- joy, laughter, sharing, and bonding. Great eye to spot this precious moment and capture it.

One Feather, Venerable Hippie of East Beach
by wbanning

Comment:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

Fantastic details and light on this portrait of a man! Love how I can see great details in the beard, the eyebrows and even some great catchlights in the eyes. His gaze looks directly at the audience and with the smile lighting up his face it is as if this gent is greeting us. Top notch work.

At First Light
by hahn23

Comment:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

What an amazing view and sight to see! Gorgeous landscape and love that moose in the water. My only wish is that I could see more. It be fabulous to see the moose more closer so that you could show off all the great details of this wild animal. Don't know if the large file would give an opportunity to crop closer so the the moose is larger and dominates the bottom left corner more. My eye would then gaze up from that corner to then see the beautiful mountains blanketed with the clouds. Still a fabulous shot and was surely amazing to experience in person.

Red Guitar 3 small
by emoons

Comment:
I think the biggest things that were a detraction to the image is that it has a digitized/posterized look that many don't find appealing. PP brought out some harsh shadows that lose a lot of the potentialy lovely details from what you might have had in the original unprocessed one. The colors seem 'off-key' ;the yellows of the strings are harsh and clash with the red IMHO. Lastly, angle of composition - straight on shots like this add no or little draw for the eye to stay and linger awhile. Compose the shot with an interesting angle can add drama. Hope these critiques help.

Red Guitar 1b
by emoons

Comment:
IMHO, this one shows potential if a few more things were done. You have a nice rich, red and I like that it is a close-up showing off the instrumentation of the guitar. You have the start of good composing it just needed a little more. Stronger leading lines would boast the visual appeal - move the bridge to fill the bottom left corner so that the eye then follows the strings on the diagonal across the frame up to the top right corner. Lighting is the next thing to tackle to minimize or eliminate hard shadows by the volume & tone knobs if you can. Studio lights are nice but if you don't have that strategic placement of regular lights with daylight bulbs (to avoid any odd color cast that you would have to correct in PP). Using the same wattage you could place one light where you had it for the shot and then another directly on the opposite side to balance the light and minimalize the shadows. Lastly, only a portion of the bridge and a tuning knob are in sharp focus. Items in the extreme forefront and the backdrop are blurred - using an aperture higher than 8 can get you a greater DOF (depth of field) - but you might need a longer shutter speed depending on how much light is shining on the object. If low light, I'd highly recommend a tripod.