Fishing The Hawaii Countryside
by Liquidchains

Comment:
Doesn't really say "country life" to me but hey you work with what you got so no point docking here. Great silhouette and color. Hawaii is always gorgeous at sunset. What is white metal thing on the left? That's a bit distracting. Very nice overall.

Canoe By the Pond
by yukonjak

Comment:
Very quaint. I think you do need to be a little closer to the boat for the soft focus to really work. But really great subject.

Away from it All
by Natasha

Comment:
Wow it's so green. Fits the challenge very well. I think if I was doing this, I would have cropped the bottom and gotten a bit closer to the house. You couldn't ask for better scenery than this, though. Not a telephone pole in sight. Amazing.

Peaceful Sunset
by JB707

Comment:
Nice capture. Photo does seem a hair dark overall, but I know how that is. Very nice placement with the fowl. Nice job.

Baling the First Cutting
by pncowley

Comment:
Thanks to everyone for the comments...

I originally shot the entire tractor/baler/platform off-center, but it didn't really give the entire scene the perspective I was hoping to achieve. By cropping down to include just the part of the scene in my challenge submission, it brought the focus back to the tractor and enhanced the composition, in my opinion.

As for the comments about the sharpness, I'm not certain exactly what to think. On my calibrated monitors at home and work, it looks fine, but I did notice that at my Dad's house, it brought out more of the effect of sharpening. He runs a much lower color setting and resolution, though, so perhaps that's the difference.

Horse Illustrated
by eikidigi

Comment:
This picture is so awesome. I don't know how you captured that. NIce job. I do wish I could see an eye -8

National Geographic
by alexmfin

Comment:
I haven't read any articles about flowers in NG lately and I am a recent subscriber. This is a beautiful shot however but takes up the whole frame and I doubt would be chosen for a mag cover. I love the color and texture in this photo.

Car and Driver....
by Dallas_TX

Comment:
Very nice color and texture. I'm not sure I can see this composition on the cover of a magazine. Generally, the mag wants to spotlight a certain type of car. Nice pic, though.

Photo Life
by blane

Comment:
Whoa baby! You suck so bad that you are able to take photos like this! (Jealousy talking here) What a great opportunity -10

Our State -- North Carolina
by karmat

Comment:
Does your state have a state magazine? Not sure it fits the challenge. Nice pic, though.