FIRE!!
by rayg544

Comment by quark314:
Huh? You read the challenge, right???

FIRE!!
by rayg544

Comment by oOWonderBreadOo:
I of course don't know (I'm no photoshop expert!) But... it looks like the sharpening went perfectly except on the left of the rim. I would have undone this with the history brush.
If that's not what happened, well then I just don't like the white halo around that part... :0)
7- because other than that it's lovely.

FIRE!!
by rayg544

Comment by metoecus:
Without the title to clue me in it would have taken me awhile to figure out what this is. If you had stuck a candle wick or something in as the fuse and photographed this head-on with the DoF centered on the fuse this would have been a much stronger entry in this challenge.

Night Lights
by rayg544

Comment by jenesis:
Now THAT's a highschool! This is a really neat photo. The water is as smooth as glass, nice exposure.

Moonlight Serenade
by rayg544

Comment by sprite777:
Ray,

I've seen your other shots, and they are excellent, so what I'm going to say about this one probably won't be anything you don't already know, but here are a few things I thought while looking at this.

1. I like the reflection a lot. I love reflections in general, but what is the focus here? Is it the reflection or the monstrosity in the foreground?

2. On the other hand, the monstrosity in the foreground is probably an amazing sight to see, with all the intricate roots and branches, etc., but it's completely black.

I'm not even really saying this has to be in better focus. Sometimes photographs don't need that. I do, however, feel that the tree should be brighter so that we can see detail. As it stands, I'm left confused as to what the main focal point is in this picture. I like the feel of it because it reminds me of things and places, but it's lacking that central focus that would hit home for most people.

You're a great photographer though, so keep up the good work. :)

-- Critique Club

Moonlight Serenade
by rayg544

Comment by puma:
There is too much detail loss in this photo. Your foreground object which is a large part of the photo is completely black. Subject matter not very interesting.

Moonlight Serenade
by rayg544

Comment by Tammer:
My favorite part is the shape of the tree and trunk itself. Had this been a bit crisper, with more contrast and greater grain, I would have scored it higher.

Moonlight Serenade
by rayg544

Comment by tmorninglory96:
water line in back looks like it may need to be straight. I also feel like the tree trunk in the front is blocking what we should see...

Put That Back...I Said Hand Me The Fisheye LENS!!!!!
by rayg544

Comment by AzCKelly:
Eww! Took me a minute to figure this one out. Nice picture but Eww! Its so vivid I can almost smell it....good job! very life like. Nice accent with the flies there and the title is great.

Moonlight Serenade
by rayg544

Comment by UNTITLED:
Exposure is little too dark, subject matter kind of runs together.