a quiet place
by dragonlady

Comment:
The dark trees in the upper left are very distracting. I do like the bridge and its reflection, maybe a tighter crop or a different point of view would produce a cleaner image.

floating
by margiemu

Comment:
Great job with the composition and color!

Are you serious? I want a DNA test!
by PhotoTess

Comment:
Great concept!

fireworks_03.jpg
by meyers

Comment:

Originally posted by Larus: Nice shot of the fireworks but I gotta say the same I do for most fireworks shots and aurora borealis too. It needs a foreground or something else of interest besides the fireworks itself. I mean, you did a good job capturing them, had the right settings and all that, It´s just that I have seen hundreds of shots exactly like it and don´t find them interesting anymore, they need somthing else in the frame other than fireworks to work for me.

I agree with this totally, and I'm surprised my entry for the challenge is scoring as well as it has. Shots like these can look nice if you get some variation in color (I like this one better than my challenge one for that reason, but this was taken on the wrong day), but it's a flat picture otherwise. There were much better shots which incorporated more things around them like buildings, reflections in water, etc.

The Buck Stops Here
by GeneralE

Comment:
I think this would look better if the full first dime were in focus. It gets pretty soft toward the top.

Sleeping In
by levyj413

Comment:
The best present a father can receive!

un-eaTEN
by tate

Comment:
Ha! and the cheerios are a nice touch.

#10 Mike Hatzl
by xcharrier

Comment:
Very nice limited focus!

July 4th Celebration
by Ken

Comment:
I like the natural composition and color you captured.

The Entrance (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
by smcc

Comment:
Nice framing and incredible color!