Thunderous
by Joshua_

Comment by acg83:
The image is far to static to give a true impression of sound. It's the same with many other shots.

Reflections of Fall
by Joshua_

Comment by Joshua_:

Originally posted by bohemka: I don't know what blown highlights sldpixel is talking about. There are no blown highlights. And I don't know what the problem is with there not being enough color... just because you called it Fall? I do agree the border is a bit weird though. Either go letterbox or equidistant all the way around (at least for voters); or better, no border at all, especially with a shot like this, which doesn't need it. With a shot this good you want to go as big as possible, so scrap the border altogether. And a black border doesn't help the scene. Sorry to go on about the border. It's a great shot and should have done a hell of a lot better.

Thank you for the feedback, Scott. I'm just getting into photography (bought my first DSLR 2 months ago) and I certainly appreciate all the critiques. I thought I had a decent shot here, but it seems to have been dismissed for certain reasons. Ultimately I made a poor decision with the title (hey I'm from Southern California, so this looks very much like fall to me), as well as the choice for a border. Again, these are learning curves for me and I'll definitely choose these things more carefully in the future. I'm disappointed with the low score, but I hope to do better in the future. Thank you for your defense of my shot!

Reflections of Fall
by Joshua_

Comment by bohemka:
I don't know what blown highlights sldpixel is talking about. There are no blown highlights. And I don't know what the problem is with there not being enough color... just because you called it Fall?

I do agree the border is a bit weird though. Either go letterbox or equidistant all the way around (at least for voters); or better, no border at all, especially with a shot like this, which doesn't need it.

With a shot this good you want to go as big as possible, so scrap the border altogether. And a black border doesn't help the scene. Sorry to go on about the border. It's a great shot and should have done a hell of a lot better.

Reflections of Fall
by Joshua_

Comment by EL-ROI:
The shot is very sharp and the exposure is spot on but Fall is just turning here... not too much color showing. The border is a little odd...

Reflections of Fall
by Joshua_

Comment by FocusPoint:
Not quite yet. Still lots of green around. 5

Reflections of Fall
by Joshua_

Comment by sidpixel:
Nice reflections and symmetry but the blown highlights let it down, sorry, good luck