Another Day in Paradise
by Jutilda

Comment:
Creepy :) Nice lighting and detail. I like the "story" it suggests

Dawn's Early Light
by Neil

Comment:
Beautiful image. I'd love to see a little more detail in the rocks

IMG_1625.jpg
by getnoutside

Comment:
Thanks Marjo. All good points. Based on your feedback, I did the one thing I could do easily, which was to use PS to add more light to the rose. This is what I came up with.


The lighting I acquired is the cheep floodlight kind (stands, clamp-on lights, and metal dishes)... nothing fancy, but it works. I made a still-life backdrop out of a cardboard bankers box and black felt.

No Vacancy
by Cam

Comment:
Cropping is everything with this one... well done

Opening - (out of focus on purpose)
by Meridian Sage

Comment:
I am curious as to what you were trying to accomplish with this out of focus image. I don't mean to come off as harsh, but I don't get it... and the fact that you felt the need to point it out doesn't help.

Lit up
by AzCKelly

Comment:
The lighting on this is superb. Let me state, with all honesty, that I am putting this in my favorites so I can steal your idea :)

Olivia Grace
by train

Comment:
Yet, another image that I feel like should have placed much higher than it did. I really like how the soft color tones bring out what one might imagine Olivia's personality to be like. i gave it a 10

All at Sea
by babylon

Comment:
Based on previous comments there are obviously those who appreciate the dark nature of this image. To me, it just seems like an under-exposed photo. But, you got some 10's... so what do I know?

Bliss
by medo

Comment:
One of the most common comments I make on this site is the need for a focal point or primary subject... something that the observer is naturally drawn to. IMHO, many landscape photos seem to lack this. You have a nicely colored sky and ocean contrasted against a texture shoreline, which is great. But, now you need something to draw the viewer in. Even a tiny sailboat anchored off in the distance between the Jetty and the mountains in the background would be enough (I use this for illustration purposes... I'm not suggesting you should have broken the rules and added something after the fact). Hope you find this useful.

A Summer Sunrise
by Tammer

Comment:
What is your primary subject in this image? I find my eyes jumping from the ducks, to the sun, to the reflection of the tall tree, to the grass in the foreground, and back to the ducks. The color balance is really nice (subtle), but I'm not sure I like the composition for the reason above.