Life after Fire
by roz

Comment:
I've got to say that this was under rated. I love this shot.

drake

Dawn breaks, slowly
by Tim

Comment:
this is really a great image, but your PP suffers. Don't throw away the raw, and keep working on it.

Alcoholics Anonymous
by RiderGal

Comment:
dude, I have stared at this picture for over five minutes and have become mezmorized. I think:

1. I feel drunk after having tried to figure it out.
2. It is either pure, absolute genious, a photo like which I have not seen before on this site or it is just goofy and technically horrible.
3. I am really curious who you. Perhaps a mad genious?

drake

Natural Desolation
by Cutter

Comment:
dude, to be honest, this is one of the best pictures I have ever seen. Move over muench, here comes Cutter. You should make a HUGE print and put it on your wall. this is simply amazing.

Bed of Flowers
by -MK-

Comment:
greetings from the critique club

I'm not sure what to say, you obviously didn't like the image yourself.

I think that this shot could be very good. with just a little more time and effort.

You say that you spent a lot of time working on this photo in photoshop. I am sure you learned that once you have overexposed your highlights there is not much you can to to salvage them. The scene is quite dynamic and is indeed a difficult image to capture. (if only the camera could see the way the eye does). To get this to expose properly the best thing you can do is get a graduated neutral desity filter.

In a way, I do like the lighting. I like the idea of part of the bed of flowers being in the sun while part of them are in the shade. This accentuates the "harsh" lighting of direct sunlight, and the subtlety of the soft light in the shadows. If you used that split ND the lighting would have been awesome.

As far as composition goes... everything is a little flat and jubmled. but not so flat that it becomes one of those super simple graphic images. I think the fact that the light/shadow regions are split right down the center makes the photo a little mundane. There is a general lack of tension or a center of focus for the eye to go to.

The Bottomless Heart
by UNCLEBRO

Comment:
I'm not sure what I'm looking at... but it seems cool.

The Lobbyist
by elemess

Comment:
that is perfect!!! 10 from me

Deep in Utah Country
by mycelium

Comment:
great clouds. nice dodge and burn. why didn't you yell at those people to move? lol. 9 from me. There is a little bit of fringing around the top of delicate. long hike isn't it?

Land's End
by eqsite

Comment:
amazing! please IM me to let me know where that is. I see a little bit of over processing on the left side. That spire seems to glow. but It is a beautiful pic.

Not That Kind Of Girl
by riotspyne

Comment:
cut pic. It is a little soft.