Grand Manan Fishing Boats
by TomMMD

Comment by photokariangel:
nice leading lines, but the picture dosent really ahve an interesting subject. maybe zooming out more to see more of the surorundings would have helped

Chateau Chenonceau
by TomMMD

Comment by signal2noise:
Tom, this is a fantastic shot. A rather impressive view of a beautiful chateau and the rower in the shot gives it a necessary life.

Bicycle and Orange Wall
by TomMMD

Comment by TomMMD:
Thank you. I think I will see about rotating a bit. Did not have a tripod. I was walking with people down this alley and saw this shot. I agree in retrospect that I should have worked get a faste shutter sppeds.

Bicycle and Orange Wall
by TomMMD

Comment by twmax:
I like the colors, and composition. There are two simple things that would improve this photo a lot. First, I would rotate it CCW to straighten the walls. Viewed from any angle, vertical lines are always vertical. Of course wide angle lens will distort those lines, but in opposite directions. The second thing I would do would be to crop it a little to eliminate the other buildings.

Looking at your camera settings, I was wondering if you used a tripod to take this photo. 1/80th of a second is a little slow for hand held. Since you didn't need a lot of depth of field for this shot, I think I would have opened the aperture a couple of stops, and used 1/125th of a second for the shutter speed.

El Alhambra Window
by TomMMD

Comment by BAMartin:
I have been to this palace and it is a treasure trove of photographic possibilities. it is very hard to take a photo out of a window and have both the inside and outside exposed properly. Nicely done. I also like the angle you have chosen to use. much more interesting than a straight on shot.

Andalucia Wall
by TomMMD

Comment by pamelasue:
really love the composition here ... and would really like to see this in color ... nice job

Downstairs Restaurant
by TomMMD

Comment by pamelasue:
absolutely adorable storefront ... great colors and photo composition ... I think that a circular polarizer would have helped to reduce the window glare and reflections though, as they're a bit distracting ...

Le Grand Trianon
by TomMMD

Comment by silverscreen:
Beautiful shot with great depth...
I would probably have cropped a little tighter though - just to get rid of the people on the left edge.

Abandoned Restaurant
by TomMMD

Comment by Jutilda:
Very nice. I like the nostalgia of it. The softness isn't too much. Great composition.

St Emilion Shopper Sepia Layer
by TomMMD

Comment by Jutilda:
Excellent saturation on the shopping bag. Nice leading line as well.