No Wake Zone
by gfkeenan

Comment:
Opposite what ? - Ahh ok opposite directions (boat/geese).
So lets look at the image and work out why I couldn't figure that out.....
The composition of the image doesn't lead me to see these two elements as being the main points. Sure the boat is big and bright, but the geese are small and almost incidental. A very different angle and/or crop might have given a better lead into the frame.
I think you needed to be very much closer to the birds to give them equal space in the frame.

A couple of other points while I'm looking at the image more closely....
the horizon is tilted - fix this in PS. In fact you could crop it just above the boat. Theres a whole 1/3 of the frame wasted with no foreground, again a goose or some otheer foreground object would be ideal to fill this emptyness.
The yellow jetski is only half in the frame, you shouldn't have things 'hanging'. The tree at the top breaks the horizon line, which is another of the golden rules, like the rule of thirds.

There's a lot which can be learned from a picture like this if you look closely enough.
Next challenge, try to work up the composition to lead the eye to you main subject(s), make sure they are prominent, and are situated on the golden 1/3rd lines. Check the edges of the frame for hanging artefacts, make sure the camera is level and focussed.
Then take the shot.

Hope that helps to explain why I rated it so low.

Falc

Cylindrical and Rectangular,Fast and Slow,Old and New
by Dim7

Comment:
Nice concept, lacking in execution. Needs a better arrangement, lighting and composition, but at least no ice cubes ;-)

Fire & Ice
by mandyp

Comment:
Yay at last an ice and fire shot with some zest, some colour, some inspiration.

Ice Flame
by sbeaumont

Comment:
Lighting is dreary, foreground light patch takes the eye because its light, but is out of focus. Sorry to be brutal, but its dull.

Male & Female
by Bibliophile

Comment:
Original, and gets a 6 just for that (at least its not got an ice cube in the frame, so I might give it an extra bonus point)

Fire and Ice
by Count

Comment:
Not another badly executed ice cube shot !
Lighting - dull
Focus - dof too small
Exposure - reasonable
Inspiration - not much

Sorry

the Big opposites
by mrBlue

Comment:
So why did I give this a 3 ?
Well, its 'flat' there is no depth, no texture, the lighting doesn't make the cross stand out, in fact it almost recedes into the notes. The orange 'tint' just reminds me of a tungsten white balance problem, The shiny coin takes too much attention because its the only shiny thing in the frame, and I guess its not supposed to be the main point of interest.
Sorry for the score, but I hope that helps to explain why I marked it doen.

empty - full
by basia03

Comment:
One of many 'glass of water' images. The background kills this dead for me, too bright, overpowers the main image.

Fire and Ice
by Jukomox

Comment:
Nothing is in focus here, and coupled with the fact that there are many, many 'fire and ice' entries this joust doesn't match up. Sorry

Solid/Liquid
by sfarrell23

Comment:
The lighting needs some zest to make this stand out from all the other ice images