Red Reflection in Deerfield River
by jswaldron

Comment by alanbataar:
Beautiful, but I wouldn't call it bokeh -- the reflections are accurately rendered, but distored, not out of the focal plane.

Red Reflection in Deerfield River
by jswaldron

Comment by dahkota:
picture contains bokeh with great color. I wonder though, at having the 'subject' be a dirty brown lake bottom. Hmmm... For me, the subject will be the bokeh itself. Not really with the 'spirit' of the challenge but it works for me. So I'll call this an interesting abstract that manages to hold my attention waiting for the ripples to clear.

Red Reflection in Deerfield River
by jswaldron

Comment by Curious:
I like it. Is that bokeh or distorted reflections? I don't care really :) Its a beautiful image and a cool take on the challenge.

Red Reflection in Deerfield River
by jswaldron

Comment by KaDi:
everything here looks perfectly in focus
red tree must have been spectacular

Red Reflection in Deerfield River
by jswaldron

Comment by lyta:
Not sure this is really bokeh but I still like it and it's as if the water reflection has manufactured it's own bokeh, to me anyway

Controlled Chaos
by jswaldron

Comment by d56ranger:
Besides "Controlled Chaos," what is it? I do believe: "if a picture is orth a thousand words," it needs to tell a story.

Controlled Chaos
by jswaldron

Comment by GrayGhost:
Nice idea. A little more angle would probably be better, as it is, the photo seems cut in two vertically.

A Shot of Copaxone and Coffee
by jswaldron

Comment by rballermann:
??? If I weren't familiar with the unmistakable starbucks logo, I'd have no idea what any of this stuff was, or how it would correlate with morning.

Controlled Chaos
by jswaldron

Comment by lauraodom:
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 1
Composition - 1
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 5

Controlled Chaos
by jswaldron

Comment by glad2badad:
You need a salmon trying to jump the waterfall to add some pop or WOW to this IMO. Technically it's ok and it's a good photo for the oxymoron you've selected for the challenge. Best of luck to you in the challenge.