Now were cookin' with Gas
by stfleck

Comment by MistyMucky:
There's a lot of elements in this picture, but nothing really well defined (the clearest is the back-row of flames, which is a weakness in the composition). On the other hand I know it must be a difficult subject!

The Falcon Lords
by stfleck

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the C CLub

Nice looking bird there!

There is something about this shot that just feels a little off. I think it is the straight lines behind it. They are throwing the bird off and making it look like it should be straightened out. I think a squarer crop may have helped this a little with that issue. The bird looks great, sharp and clean. I would like to have seen you zoom in a little bit more on this as you have such good clarity on the head. In post processing, the selective colours, colour balance and curves would have pushed those colours on the wing nicely. Maybe, just maybe exposue and contrast with a touch of gamma would have deleted your background somewhat.

Nice shot, well done

Now were cookin' with Gas
by stfleck

Comment by RobMcGee:
soft and tilted, 3

The Falcon Lords
by stfleck

Comment by kmusser:
Nice nature shot and colors are good.

Kuwait Towers
by stfleck

Comment by liberty:
nice colors, 6.

Kuwait Towers
by stfleck

Comment by Alex_Europa:
Interesting subject, but it just feels like there's too much going on in the frame.

Kuwait Towers
by stfleck

Comment by Ja-9:
this appears to be to hazy IMO. although your subject is well choosen

Kuwait Towers
by stfleck

Comment by Cheerz:
I think the photo needs a little more depth and constrast..

Circle of Life
by stfleck

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

As far as meeting the challenge is concerned, this one does, but it's not extremely original. There were several images with a similar subject, so you may have been dinged on your score due to lack of originality.

The composition is OK, although the background is quite busy. You may have been able to isolate the flowers a bit better by opening up the aperture thus blurring the background a bit better. It would also have allowed you to use a faster shutter speed which should have given you a sharper image.

Technicals. The lighting appears to be a bit flat leaving the image a little bit dull. You could possibly have boosted this a bit in post processing. Speaking of post processing to my eye the image seems to be a little bit over sharp. Could just be my eyes, but...

Watch Out
by stfleck

Comment by JulietNN:
Hi from the CC Club and Tucson!!!

What you have here is a collared lizard, she is also full of eggs. You can tell by the red splotches. Nice capture.

S impressions, a little more sharpness, some contrast, and a little saturation. In the wild you will find that these are about the right colour, but the orangey splotches are usually vivid red, so you could have got away with some more saturation. maybe even a closer crop so your attention is completely on her and not the surrounding blurred rock. Technically, it is from above, just to the side as well. I do not know much about Picassa, so not sure what to tell you about PP work.

I think you did a great job on this