Life in Sand
by thekfactor

Comment by bobnospum:
Bold composition. Colors palette of green/brown/black clash and distract a bit. Focus seems a bit soft on the sand.

Through the looking wineglass
by thekfactor

Comment by poser:
like the shadows and lighting on this.

Indian Elephant God (ganesh)
by thekfactor

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I like what you've put together, but the DOF is just a little to shallow to show off all the nice detail of this.

Something else about this clicked with me and I looked at the filesize of this image. There is a lack of sharpness to this photo and I think most of it is due to the use of excessive JPEG compression. Your file size of only 45k indicates a highly compressed image and that is what is robbing a lot of the detail and sharpness from this image. Check your compression settings when you save your file. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit. (200k for this one)

Most image editors have the ability to adjust compression somewhere in the file save dialog. Here is how it works in Paintshop Pro, along with more explanation of compression, if is is of any help:

Indian Elephant God (ganesh)
by thekfactor

Comment by Ja-9:
nothing seems to be in focus....

Through the looking wineglass
by thekfactor

Comment by aliqui:
I really like the shadow on the wall, but I think the crop is too tight and the shadow isn't getting the attention it deserves. It's got such great texture.

Indian Elephant God (ganesh)
by thekfactor

Comment by tripz666:
Well captured!....love the play of light n shadow against the light background!.....tinted rice....earthy hues....some kinda freshness.....invokes a sense of spiritual India:)....love this one!...

IMGP0971.JPG
by thekfactor

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I like this perspective. Looks like an afternoon of exploring the wilderness.