Direction
by caba

Comment:
This is the type of photograph in which the foreground should have good detail as well as the sky, in my opinion. This can be achieved by using gradual neutral density filters. Composition, as far as I can see, is quite good except for the fact that the horizon is slightly tilted to the left (and if this is intentional, I'm afraid I fail to see the purpose).

A Peaceful Interlude
by saracat

Comment:
Composition is a little agressive. That is; instead of drawing to itself, if advances towards the viewer. Not that it's a bad thing. It's just a matter of personal preference/taste. Additionally, the picture is overexposed, therefore the water loses all its texture and instead of appearing to be a silky smooth flow, it turns into a blown out, white blob. I'd try to shoot this scene when the light is diffused and even, e.g. on an overcast day, or when the sun is low enough to provide front lighting (Assuming that the waterfall faces either east or west, and there's nothing around that would block the light).

Walking on Water
by kmbr2001

Comment:
I like the concept of this image. And I agree on the use of grain for mood. On the other hand, even though the rule of thirds is applied correctly, the negative space is a lot larger than needed in my opinion, and combined with the totally blown out part on the right hand side it only serves as an escape route for the viewer's eyes.

Dream Forest
by vasilkovaya

Comment:
To get the impressionist effect, instead of camera shake, you can also try defocusing the lens with a large aperture setting (If your equipment allows manual focusing, that is). This technique, in my opinion, produces a much more effective "impression", although it takes a bit of practice, since if you don't defocus enough, it's just a blurry picture, and if you defocus too much, there's no impression left. Additionally, overcast weather is usually better for woodland pictures. On sunny days like this -particularly when the sun is high up in the sky-, the contrast range becomes quite difficult, if not downright impossible, to cope with. Shooting into the sun very early in the morning is another technique for producing dream-like woodland images.

Mount Olympus
by dsidwell

Comment:
The type of landscape that appeals to me the most; multi-layered scene shot preferably from a relatively low angle/point of view with interesting foreground elements, dimensions of which are sometimes exagerrated by the use of wide-angle lens, and good DoF, which gives the image a 3-dimensional feel. I just wish that the middle layer (land between foreground rocks and the distant mountains) had more light/detail so that I could "travel" across the scene savoring every step instead of jumping from the rocks directly to the mountains. That's to say that the picture somewhat falls short of its full potential, in my opinion. Good work nevertheless.

Closer
by eckoe

Comment:
Good idea for an abstract. However, focus seems totally off and the grey strip on the lefthand side is a major distraction, in my opinion.

Walking Bridge
by sjaygray

Comment:
The fence is a good example of leading lines. The problem is, it leads the eyes right out of the picture instead of to the point of interest, and the bridge is not strong enough a line to direct the attention back inside from where it converges with the fence. Additionally, the picture suffers from lack of contrast and sharpness, in my opinion.

Waldo's Peak
by ankurlahoti

Comment:
I like the idea and the composition in general. However, the picture looks to me somewhat over-processed (too much tweaking of levels and/or curves maybe?), thus a bit unnatural.

One More Mile
by Skip

Comment:
Don't you hate the dull winter skies? A different angle -if possible- or crop which excludes the sky might have been better, in my opinion.

Autumn Leaves
by simbamba

Comment:
I believe that if the picture is about the leaves -as the title implies- then the horse has no business in it and there should be a lot more leaves and they should be in focus. But the horse is actually a lot more interesting subject, in my opinion, and if I were to take such a picture, I would zoom in on it a bit closer and try to get some leaves at the top and the righthand side of the frame, if possible, as a nice, little frame.