...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment:
Shouldn't there be a few more? Or should I count the reflections as well?

:-)

On the shot itself, it would have been nice to have been looking at the front of the swans, rather than their backs. a good rule of thumb for nature shots is: if you can see both eyes, then maybe you have the beginnings of a good composition. I'd have cranked the aperture down a little as well - better to be underexposed on the water than over-exposed on your main subject.

Hope this helps.

Swan-a-Swimming
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Do you have another six photos like this? :-)

A Partridge in a Pear Tree
by pointandshoot

Comment:
It looks like a photo of a painting, to me.

A Partridge in a Pear Tree
by EricMGB1974

Comment:
Anothe pic using the "obscured catechism mnemonic" interpretation of the song. This one at least leaves the viewer to make the connection from the image, which is good. And it's a competent enough composition.

I wonder, though, whether using a representation of Jesus being crucified (which leads me to think about Easter) is the best choice for an image about a Christmas song?

Pear Tree :-)
by robs

Comment:
Is it my imagination, or is this just a little OOF...???

Missing: One Turtle Dove
by idnic

Comment:
Well, I think the choice of title to recover what would otherwise be a dnmc picture deserves a point all by itself :-)

I love the way the branch leads us into the substance of the composition in the middle.

"A Partridge in a Pear Tree? You shouldn't have. No...really..."
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
Very funny. And well composed - love the lighting gradients on the background.

5th day of christmas
by LalliSig

Comment:
A simple but effective composition. Soiled hands offering the rings, as a supplicant would offer something found or created in the course of their labours, but of which they are not worthy.

Love the use of (I think) tritone.

five
by idp

Comment:
This is an inspired composition.

I love the contrast between the colourless skin and the lips, eyes, rings, headscarf.

It's a shame that the nose and knuckles have lost some focus, and about the editing artefacts around the lips and nosering.

Shooting the phoenix in the sky
by Kita

Comment:
This is a lovely shot. I love the contrast betwene the dark earthy red and the bright blue of the sky.

I might have moved the horizon just a tad higher in the frame, though.