Long Exposure
by slickwilly

Comment by kenskid:
Clouds and grass....

Originally posted by mycelium: I'm afraid I can't see anything in this photograph to indicate the length of the exposure.

Cold Prairies
by slickwilly

Comment by hotpasta:
I like the sun in this...the image lacks sharpness, but there is plenty of mood here 7

Cold Prairies
by slickwilly

Comment by Techo:
Lovely composed shot. Great mood too. The shot is missing some pop in the way of sharpness/detail in those cabins and needs some noise reduction applied to the sky.

Medicine Lake
by slickwilly

Comment by smudgeSMJ:
I love the texture of this, very smooth and clear. I'm not a fan of the border.

Medicine Lake
by slickwilly

Comment by bobonacus:
This shot is great, the view is fantastic ... however, I feel you could have sized it better as it's a little small, you can go to 720px in advanced (640px in basic) I'm left feeling I want to see more! Doesn't really effect my score much, though if it were bigger and I could see it better I think it would be worth an extra point.

Medicine Lake
by slickwilly

Comment by hotpasta:
nice landscape, awesome actually...why so small though? you saved at 600 pixels with a border when you could have gone to 720 pixels...????

Cooking Lake Sunrise
by slickwilly

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue are all excellent. Brightness and contrast are also very well done. Focus and depth of field are very well done.

Horizon is nice and level. I like the way that the clouds exit the frame right at the corners on the left. Very nice touch.

So, why didn't this picture score better, when there is so much to like? I would say two reasons. First and foremost, the title didn't really expain the "success", and it wasn't obvious in the picture itself. A title that incorporated your feeling of success by getting up that early for a change, probably would have boosted your score. Many voters get pretty litteral about the challenge subject. The second, and smaller reason is the border seems a bit heavy to me. It is bold, and in extreme contrast to the image. It tends to pull my eye away from the image a bit, which is a distraction.

Overall, a very well done image, and one I could see hanging on my wall. In another challenge, this image would have done much better.

Cooking Lake Sunrise
by slickwilly

Comment by gg3rd:
Amazing skies with such perfect mirror on still waters...
This image deserved the full size of 640, and I'm afraid you'll lose some points for that... 8.

Cooking Lake Sunrise
by slickwilly

Comment by Ringostarr:
I love the reflection in the water. 9

Cooking Lake Sunrise
by slickwilly

Comment by Frankie_Lv:
This is a wonderful image, The color outstanding. The reflection is awesome! I do however seem to be having a time of it connecting the title, or the image to the challenge.Would have scored this much higher if not for this.