Regal Rose
by KayBEEB

Comment:
Fantastic! I love these shots. I am perfecting my skill at these as well. I can imagine people will not like the border, but I think it adds. There are too many DPCers with no instinct for creativity and bold visuals. Great exposure and lighting. 9

Middle America
by tfarrell23

Comment:
I think this image has great potential. I also think that a little different perspective could have boosted this. Typical landscapes are wide-angle and this does not seem to be wide enough. I like that you included the fence in the foreground, that is the first element in a good landscape. The placement of the house in the frame is a little off, not quite following the rule of thirds. I also would like to see a little more saturation of the colors to get a little more punch. I also wish the mountains were larger.

My advice is for you to go back out and shoot again. This time wait for sunset. The light just before the sunset will color your frame better and make it a lot more interesting. Second, I would go a little wider and place the house at the top third of the frame on the left-hand side. Use the rest of the frame for negative space or include another element to help draw the eye from the fence to the house.

For this image: very nice exposure and great concept, just needs a little fine-tuning.

Autumn Breeze
by steinar

Comment:
Very nice shot, but I am not really seeing the pastels here.

Shadows and Eyes
by vprndsg

Comment:
I would like to see the right (subject's left) eye in focus...just because it is illuminated and the detail in the iris will show up.

Shooting a Star
by docpjv

Comment:
nice candid. Try cropping out the bottom a little more to get rid of the green leaf.

Coorong
by aussieannie

Comment:
Technically, the subject is a little too far to the right - but I won't hold it against you. :) Nice concept. I would like to see this again with a lower sun...the sunset colors could really break this image out and make it very appealing.

Cottongrass
by Gauti

Comment:
Nice landscape. I can't tell if there is motion blur in the foreground or if that is just the appearance of the cotton. A faster shutter speed would obviously have solved the motion blur.

Next, try adding more contrast to the sky to get the clouds to really stand out. Also, add more saturation and contrast to get the grass and mountains to be more vivid.

I think this is a great image and can be greatly improved with some of Bear_Music's editing techniques.

Original Sin
by smyk

Comment:
Neat concept. I would like to see it a little brighter (the apple that is).

Stoplight to Space
by scaramanga

Comment:
striking. thought this was digital art at first.

A Friend on Shore
by grainman9

Comment:
I would like to see a tighter crop. Don't worry about the bird...I would like to see more detail of the surf! great picture none-the-less.