Old wooden farmhouse
by gudbjargarson

Comment:
Nice scene. I feel you might have gotten a better effect if you had either taken a longer zoom (thus making the mountains in the background look bigger) or a shorter zoom (showing the size of the landscape). This seems like an intermediate focal length that does neither.

Shadows on the viewdeck
by burtct

Comment:
you might try using a graduated ND filter to regain detail in the sky, or blending two exposures if the challenge allows for it. I like the patterns the shadows make, as well as the God rays.

my home
by sigrun_th

Comment:
seems like this shot was taken for the bird rather than its wood content. You might consider using a larger aperature to blur the background and foreground more. Another suggestion is be to find an angle in which the symmetry of the lines is greater.

San Francisco through the Golden Gate at Night
by pcarpi

Comment:
camera was a digital rebel (Canon EOS 300D). The comet effect is from the car headlights during the long exposure. Thanks for the comment!

San Francisco Panoramic
by pcarpi

Comment:
I am leaving the bay area soon and am trying to get a panoramic of the city. This was the first clear attempt I had (of over 400 shots) because the winds at dusk in the bay are really strong and I haven't had time to make an enclosure to prevent shake on the long exposures. Unfortunately, this is a little over exposed and I could probably reduce that a bit with photoshop. The bangkok panoramic is infinitely better, but needs to be printed five feet wide.

Message edited by author 2005-06-02 19:12:06.

Final Push
by Falc

Comment:
Photo seems a bit out of context, but I like it - the muted colors, the clear image of a time when there are no clear images to remember it by, and finally, the general push of focus towards the top middle of the frame. Why are they all converging though - seems more like a pep rally?

In my darkest Hour I shall turn to thee.......
by mfairbanks

Comment:
not sure if that is the natural lighting in the setup or post editing, but I like it! I also like how the background disappears after your eye passes the subjects.

Snacking: You Decide
by Beagleboy

Comment:
This was one of the highest scores I gave, it fits the competition (at least to me) and it is well composed - I like the focus on the one that most of us would eat first. For some reason though, the colors seem to really clash. I wonder if a different table top would make it work, or if the blue icing is just painful to me in any context. Maybe a white or black tabletop?

Red or White?
by AlexMonty

Comment:
Nice shot! A couple of people did the red vs white wine thing, but I like the composition, colors, and setting of yours!

White it is, then !
by froglet

Comment:
I just bumped this one up after realizing how many poor scores I gave. This is a clear decision, a well composed shot (I especially like that you have used a background/lighting scheme/composition that removes the shadows). I only give 10's to photographs that I would hang on my wall, but for this challenge that's a tough one. Nice shot!