Buena Vista
by dahlin

Comment by LoVi:
vista buena

Chilly Contemplation
by dahlin

Comment by daisydavid:
I like the mood you've created

Chilly Contemplation
by dahlin

Comment by jjstager2:
A nice contrast between the model being in focus and the BG being blurred. I think I would have tilted the crop a bit to make the base of the treeline horizontal.

Chilly Contemplation
by dahlin

Comment by Tiny:
Yea, looks right.

The Last Leaf
by dahlin

Comment by RyanW:
overall i find it rather uninspiring, no offence
the biggest issue here is that it looks like a snapshot of any leaf on any patch of dirt
a 5 from me

The Last Leaf
by dahlin

Comment by blindjustice:
I like the colors, dead things, wetness. winter approaches.

The Last Leaf
by dahlin

Comment by Cory:
Short stories are not novels.

Beautiful story. But the leaf was painted on a wall, not on the ground, and it was ivy.

Dunno.. I like the image, and the story you chose, but I can't really reward an image that is the wrong type of leaf, in the wrong place, not painted(might forgive that), and most certainly not from a novel.

3 4 - bumped a point because I liked the image so darn much. That splash of yellow is just such a strong contrast against the pavement.

The Last Leaf
by dahlin

Comment by mariuca:
I assume that it's inspired by O'Henry's short story. A nice shot that could have been in a lot of other challenge topics. I like the background that reminds of a starry night but I find the picture a bit too common. The crude sharpening of the leaf is not very fortunate
5

The Last Leaf
by dahlin

Comment by glad2badad:
Short Story vs Novel
The Last Leaf
I do like the complementary colors captured here.

The Last Leaf
by dahlin

Comment by jaysonmc:
Technically well done. I am not familiar with the story, but I should check it out.
Otherwise, I would have preferred more context here; a wider shot with the whole of the tree and one leaf, or a large field with the one leaf.