Doubleshot of Griz
by sacredspirit

Comment:
Nice composite. This is very cool. Shame we cant have bigger port photos that would be a nice one for griz.

Slick Willy
by sacredspirit

Comment:
The lighting in that place isnt the greatest. But you did an excellent job and got very realistic colors. I can feel the cold air looking at the shot.

Hippo
by drewbixcube

Comment:
I like this shot very much. Great timing to position yourself amongst the crowd to get this shot.

DSC_5645.jpg
by griz210

Comment:
What an excellent close up of one of my favorite birds. Where did you find one to be able to get that close.

momandbaby.jpg
by ladyhawk22

Comment:
It was amazing to see how gentle and agile the mother was with the little one walking under her feet. You had a great sense of timing with this shot to show that.

STL GTG
by sacredspirit

Comment:
Very cool postcard type shot. I like this very much.

Feeding Time!
by drewbixcube

Comment:
Excellent timing and focus! Nicely done.

The Demise of Achoo- Ladybugs' Revenge
by BeeCee

Comment:
OK I had to laugh, although I dont think this is going to score well in this challenge, I did nearly spit soda on the keyboard.

Ready to pop
by aliqui

Comment:
Welcome from the critique club. A touch late but here is your request.

First with the bud and the title you met the challenge. The photo scored fairly well but could have scored better IMHO based on a few slight changes. Composition is fairly good just a touch off on the rules of thirds but not so far off that it really hurts the shot. I'd liked to have seen the focal point closer to the intersecting rules of thirds in the upper left quadrant. I would also suggest opening the lens up just a touch more. Since we are focusing on the unopened Flora and its so far off to the left, my attention is brought more to the center flower which is also in focus. Stop the lens down to 2.8 or 3.2 move your focus point on the camera off to match the rules of third fill the frame and shoot.

Post processing tips Id suggest a brightening the photo just a touch and doing a curves and saturation change to it. Colors are a bit drab and dont pop. If you want to score well you need pop and wow. I've made a few changes to your photo as an example to what I mean. Please open them and view them side by side and see what you think. Overall I dont think you did too bad, met the challenge and you have a photo thats pleasing to the eye but could have done better with a few changes. Also you will find that a smaller inner border and wider outer border helps the photo stand out, I'd swap the sizes of the 2 borders and leave the colors as they are. Good luck in future challenges.

MattO

Basketball
by John Pahl

Comment:
To me the colors are off, and the shutter speed is too slow to meet your needs. If you shoot that low your going to end up with alot of blurred bodies. Typical settings for me in a basketball game are f2.2 to 2.8 depending on the gym I'm in. 1/320-1/400 shutter speed. I'll shoot in manual mode so the camera doesnt make decisions for me. If your not using flash then set a custom white balance using a piece of white paper in the lighting your going to be shooting in. If your going to be using flash then depending on wether you use it as your source or fill will depend on your WB setting. Gyms and sports indoors are tough to shoot. Good luck. BTW the boy on the left what your seeing there is motion blur not focus issue.