Pink buds
by blanceric

Comment by KaDi:
You spotted a lovely subject, but then...

The water droplets are a bit distracting--if applied, then a bit heavy on the mister--if not, then a paint brush would help reduce and refine them before shooting. DOF shows control, but the vertical stem and far leaf show color fringing--perhaps a processing artifact. Pink frame fights for attention--it's not just a DPC thing--use frames to contain your subject and subtly enhance and you'll do better.

Hard times
by blanceric

Comment by scuds:
Looks a bit out of focus.
Is he playing something?
It seems to me that he's just focused on what he's doing, not sad or feeling any pain!

Pink buds
by blanceric

Comment by BobsterLobster:
The border should not take attention away from the photo. This border is way too distracting.

Pink buds
by blanceric

Comment by charmayne:
nice composition and good subject tho the well captured droplets may be too numerous, kinda obscuring focus on the pink buds.

Pink buds
by blanceric

Comment by Judith Polakoff:
I really wish you hadn't added the border. The color of the buds clashes with it. I'm not sure also if this would have worked a little better had there been more room on the top and bottom (not cropped so tightly vertically) or if the branch and buds had been angled a bit more. Other than that, though, I like this shot a lot.

Pink buds
by blanceric

Comment by C_Steve_G:
A bit too much water, distracts from the buds. Otherwise, nice.

The sand storm...
by blanceric

Comment by nico_blue:
the border is a terrible distraction

Bike route to the Golden Gate
by blanceric

Comment by Jerre:
Great composition and colors. I'm not too keen on the border though. But that might just be a matter of taste.

Bike route to the Golden Gate
by blanceric

Comment by mdelaplane:
Good subject; bringing more of the bridge into the picture and using the bridge pattern would have given a bette effect

Bike route to the Golden Gate
by blanceric

Comment by kiwinick:
good idea , Iwould have liked a lower angle to see more of the bridge.