orange house
by nickton

Comment:
The house has good potential as a subject, but you've been unlucky to have a very overcast sky on the day you took this. As a result the scene is very flatly lit which doesn't show off the orange as well as it could. Perhaps shooting a detail of the house against a bright blue sky would give good strong colours and more of a pattern image?

Hope this shot does OK for you.

19th Century Gables
by rayg544

Comment:
Interesting architecture, but shooting it from the shadow side with a bright sky is always going to cause problems (I accept that the sun may not come around to this side of the building at this time of year - that would indicate that unfortunately getting better lighting on this shot just isn't possible at the moment). There is also a strong white halo around the building which is a bit distracting, possibly from local contrast enhancement being applied a little too strongly?

Hope this shot does OK for you.

Suleymaniye Mosque
by enesoz

Comment:
Stunning building and nicely handled exposure. Curious to know why you left the image tilted anticlockwise with so many strong vertical and horizontal elements present.

The dome
by dvergur

Comment:
Nice to see a simple, highish key pattern shot in this challenge. Nice diffuse lighting has removed any distracting shadows and left a gentle feel to the shot. Great work.

Happy Trails
by Hipychik

Comment:
This shot demonstrates how a small element can completely alter the story you get from a shot. All the impact is from having the single truck correctly placed on the span and says to me "been a long journey, still some way to go but the end is in sight". Great capture.

Sentinal
by rooum

Comment:
I really like the odd perspective of this shot - it took me a while to work out what I was looking at. Plus marks for creativity in spotting this view and turning it into a minimalist shot with strong lines and central subject. (8)

Louvre Pyramid
by AllenP

Comment:
Lovely techincals with a tightly controlled exposure. A classic view taken at just the right time with the foreground and sky nicely neutral allowing maximum impact from the pyramid and surrounding galleries. Top job (9) and strong ribbon candidate.

19 - 20 - 21
by OllyD

Comment:
Clean and simple, really strong pattern shot and an unusual subject. Great shot and 10.

Overleap: To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping
by hahn23

Comment:
This is a great action shot and one of my top picks. I've taken photos at these events and I know how easy it is for the horse's head to obscure the rider's or for pose to not be quite right, which makes these shots more difficult to get than people might otherwise think. You've nailed the pose on this shot and the technicals are excellent (it is so easy to blow the highlights on the abundance of bright white around on these events).

Disappointed to see 8 threes in the scoring, maybe because of the title? I didn't know overleap was a word, but a quick check whilst I was voting confirmed it is totally legitimate so I learned something too!

Venturing Out
by Jedusi

Comment:
Great shot Steve and congratulations on a new PB and a 6th ribbon. Impressive looking top line on your portfolio now!