Fire
by andrewm

Comment:
By moving the horizon line farther up the photo, I think you would better emphasize the land & fire rather than the sky. It also seems a bit out of focus.

wellstyle
by clay

Comment:
interesting lighting, but focus would improve this shot

First of Spring
by AndyLeeG4

Comment:
Nice colors. A pretty shot.

burn out
by bobgaither

Comment:
No appearant subject. If it's the car, it'ss too lost among the other lements of the photo.

Progression
by tgtondini

Comment:
Nice colors. I think I would have liked it more if the flowers were both inside the frame. Also seems a bit out of focus.

Turning red
by haukurmar

Comment:
Interesting photo. Nice colors. Could be a little less grainy, a little more focused.

Melting
by Agehall

Comment:
Nice shot. Seems to be some yellow floaty thing in the ice. yum.

'49
by moondoggie

Comment:
Thanks for the comments all. Very much enjoyed and appreciated.

Yes, yes, when I saw the 'Ground Up' challenge after posting this pic, I thought "Crap! I know what most of the comments are going to say!'

Some public responses to a few of the comments (not that anyone really gives a hoot)...

I did not think the grass would annoy people as much as it did. The intent there was, as Terrentius nailed it, to give the perpective of looking up at one's own headstone. The Grass also provided a way of obscuring some of the text, which I believed added an element of mystery (good call Gordon) and also helped to frame the date which, as reflected in the title, is the reference to the transition theme - the year this person passed away, transitioning into another state.

Ahh well, maybe I thought about it too much...

As for the 'cutout' sky, this picture was taken on a typically overcast and grey Washington day. That caused the sky to be pretty washed out to begin with. After desaturating, I adjusted the white point so that the sky was a clean white.


Thanks again!

Home Improvement
by ss

Comment:
Tough lighting in which to capture this shot. I like the use of black and white.

Turning
by zerplord

Comment:
My eye is actually drawn away from the subject to the beautiful trees behind.