Sparkler!
by elips

Comment:
Nice idea. Hope you didn't start a bush-fire :-)

Wishes
by GueDesigns

Comment:
Perfectly composed. Love the lens flare on each star-bust, and the use of mono.

There's a noticeable "lean in" on the castle, though; which I would have tried to fix. And maybe just a bit of USM on the castle.

Nice shot, though.

Sparkler
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
This is terrific. The blue of the residue on the sparkler is perfectly exposed, which would be no mean feat photographing a burning sparkler!

And the spectrum of colours from the burn - white, yellow, orange, red. Perfect. The narrow-ish DOF creates a definite impression of the sparks coming towards the viewer, too.

Rising Angel
by h2

Comment:
Very effective.

The Day After - Spent and forgotten
by Melethia

Comment:
An interesting take on the subject. Well executed too; I like the way you have included the ridge of the kerb to provide context.

The narrow DOF looks a little like it was post-processed in...

...swans a swimming...
by sfalice

Comment:
Shouldn't there be a few more? Or should I count the reflections as well?

:-)

On the shot itself, it would have been nice to have been looking at the front of the swans, rather than their backs. a good rule of thumb for nature shots is: if you can see both eyes, then maybe you have the beginnings of a good composition. I'd have cranked the aperture down a little as well - better to be underexposed on the water than over-exposed on your main subject.

Hope this helps.

Swan-a-Swimming
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Do you have another six photos like this? :-)

A Partridge in a Pear Tree
by pointandshoot

Comment:
It looks like a photo of a painting, to me.

A Partridge in a Pear Tree
by EricMGB1974

Comment:
Anothe pic using the "obscured catechism mnemonic" interpretation of the song. This one at least leaves the viewer to make the connection from the image, which is good. And it's a competent enough composition.

I wonder, though, whether using a representation of Jesus being crucified (which leads me to think about Easter) is the best choice for an image about a Christmas song?

Pear Tree :-)
by robs

Comment:
Is it my imagination, or is this just a little OOF...???