After Nightfall
by markwiley

Comment:
Nicely seen. I really like the composition with the leading lines towards the city. The car streaks are really a cool addition. Drones are such a great photo tool!

Early Morning on Quonochontaug Pond
by bassbone

Comment:
One of my top picks. So calm and serene. I love all the muted blue tones and the lovely gradient that they create. If the lower vignette was added, perhaps tone it down by 30-50%.

Abandoned Lobster Pier, Penobscot Bay
by Bear_Music

Comment:
One of my top picks. The contrast of the wood and rocks vs. the sea and sky is great. Not sure if you could get higher but placing the pier below the horizon would remove a bit of merger at the horizon. Or just clone out the top few inches. :)

Misty Morning After
by glad2badad

Comment:
One of my top picks. Very lush with all the greens and the misty feel. Very painterly effort. Well done.

Maiden with a Young Coconut
by noraneko

Comment:
Fun image. I like all the ripples shadows in the water. The figure's shadow is a bit odd with the waves making her thigh a bit large and her arm a bit skinny.

Spring Landscaping at the Old Stone Church
by bobnospum

Comment:

Originally posted by LevT: Did you take all 44 photos from one spot or you moved sideways while taking them?

All in the same spot. In the past I tried once or twice to move sideways along a coast or up and down on a tall building. Lightroom stitching seemed to then get confused and it made a poor result. Maybe other programs support this type of projection, but I never looked into it.

Stormy day
by LevT

Comment:
Only 21 images - those are rookie numbers :)

Great job. The exaggerated perspective is eye catching. I always manually fly the drone to create the images and post process myself. I used the auto modes at the beginning but then wanted more control. Plus my DJI made a bunch of oddly named files in subfolders on the SD card!

Spring Landscaping at the Old Stone Church
by bobnospum

Comment:

Originally posted by LevT: 44 photos! That beats my entry by a factor of 2+ :). Lovely image, so quiet and peaceful. Diametrically opposite of my over-the-water drone panorama :)

Thanks all.

As to the 44 photos, it is 3 rows x ~15 images in portrait orientation. I really dislike the wide angle distortion/lean off center from the drone so I am in the habit of overlapping the photos a lot to give the stitching algorithm more data from the center of the frame to work with. Takes a long time to merge!

loving the light
by tvsometime

Comment:
Nice interplay of the lights and shadows on the two subjects. Not a fan of the facial expressions here. Street photography is tough and getting facial expressions, leg stride, and background to all come together is often hit or miss.

We All Begin As Equals
by Barroness

Comment:
Nice bit of seeing here. Love the dark shadows on the dark squares. I am assuming this is something you set up and could rotate the board. I think centering the pieces in each square would really increase the symmetry and increase the impact.