BIRD IN THE WIRE
by nivlek

Comment:
have been many places when these guys try and get food when I was back home. I also remember years ago when we were encouraged to feed them in a couple of National Parks......Fortunately times have changed there.

The wire is a great effect here. It is much less apparent on the Bird but creates a great effect through the background, helping blur it out and emphasise the bird as the subject. Its a great example of using what most would see as a problem (shooting through fly screen) into a positive element in the image. The different subtle colours through the background also work well, especially with the vivid colours that the Lorikeet has...........

Abstractions #018
by rooum

Comment:
Would love to have some more details on how you created this (And others you have done) as you have produced some great abstracts so far. Also is a great contrast to many of the other images.

Composition is good and the colour choice is really good as well. It is another very interesting image

Clan in Canberra
by vlado

Comment:
It scares me how big you kids are getting
Composition of the image is great, as we can clearly see parliament house as where you guys are.
In terms of the family positions, I would swap Michael and Arijana (sorry, my spelling is probably wrong). Michael at the moment is too much in front of Michelle.\But its not always easy getting 8 in the photo.
Glad you got good weather in Canberra. Every time I go there it rains.

Week 15 - McElligot's Pool
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Great image. Yes the car is distracting, but whether set up or by chance, the two boys together is great.

PaW2010 Week15
by Ter

Comment:
The composition of this works well. I presume you were doing similar for the other shots as well. it gets it away from the boring portraits that people often get done. I understand what you mean by the effect, but I think you are right on the edge. Any more and they would look like cartoons so the processing is pretty much right

Untitled
by bspurgeon

Comment:
The Shallow depth of field has created the effect here. Some will like it, others not. I like the shallowness of this, the way at the top and bottom there is just lines and then the detail blends in and out

PaW2010-Week-16-Outtake2
by Ter

Comment:
The Old Thomson River Rail Bridge. If you time it right, you can sometimes get it with the Steam Train on the bridge. Another great image. The darkening of the sky at the top though doesn't really work abd gives an unreal look to the sky.

PaW2010-Week-16-Outtake1
by Ter

Comment:
The Star Hotel. When growing up it wasn't there (had burnt down and only got rebuild about 10 years ago). I do like the image, the only problem is that bus, which I presume its why this was an outtake. it the bus wasn't there, the car could have been cloned out and then it would be like you have stepped back in time. Colours again are brilliant, the detail in the image is great. the Bandstand also jumps out of the image too.......

PaW2010 Week 16
by Ter

Comment:
I thought this was Walhalla from the thumb. I grew up in the valley so have been up there a number of times. Lots of interesting places to photography up there. The HDR here works really well. The colours in this image are exceptional.

Awe
by Retroesque

Comment:
Greta image. The placement of the reflection on the line of thirds does help to make it stand out so the composition does work well for that. Lighting is often tricky in these places, and you have done this well.