Yellow Slide
by 777STAN

Comment by isonaj:
What's with that glow? Otherwise a nice shot!

Shanna Flips Over Gymnastics!
by 777STAN

Comment by EricMGB1974:
Let me preface by saying that I know the lighting in these gymnastics clubs tends to be uniformly horrible and beyond the photographer's control. That said, the composition with her rolling towards the tube is nice, but the image just looks too overprocessed because of all the noise reduction applied either in camera or in post proccessing. The apparent high ISO has also resulted in a very desaturated image with odd colors. Since the colors are already so muted, I'd suggest trying this as a B&W and maybe even leaving some of the noise to simulate film grain and allow some detail to be retained. Finally, some of the bright white shirts in the background should be darkened by burning them in in post processing to keep them from distracting the eye from the main subject of the gymnast.

Battle of Helm's Deep: Ritz Bits & Reese's Pieces Re-enactment!
by 777STAN

Comment by Nuzzer:
The colour needs bringing out some more

Battle of Helm's Deep: Ritz Bits & Reese's Pieces Re-enactment!
by 777STAN

Comment by sbrian123:
Like the whimsy of the title and arrangement, but the exposure is a bit off for my taste. (And again, by the time I got to this one, I was starting to be put off by Reese's Pieces.)

Battle of Helm's Deep: Ritz Bits & Reese's Pieces Re-enactment!
by 777STAN

Comment by geekssweet:
Love the title.
Focus seems to be at the back of the photo, myself personally I think would have placed it in the middle of the shot more.

Battle of Helm's Deep: Ritz Bits & Reese's Pieces Re-enactment!
by 777STAN

Comment by rjkstesch:
Interesting title. The image is very soft with the DOF off. I'd use a smaller aperature to gain more sharpness. The Ritz bit closest to the back on the background seems to be the sharpest focus. I would love to see the focus moved forward to the front of the "tire."

Shanna Flips Over Gymnastics!
by 777STAN

Comment by JamesKW:
A little grainy and the lighting is a bit dim

Green Leaves
by 777STAN

Comment by RegencyRiggs:

Originally posted by Jutilda: I like the diagonal sense of the fronds. I might play with levels or curves to enrich the depth of the overall tones. The focus seems to be on the one in the lower right corner or maybe I need more coffee. ;~p

In terms of the focusing, most of it has to do with the f/3.5, such a narrow DoF doesn't help the photo. The bokeh in the back is good in that it's not distracting, but I would have to agree that it does lack a little punch and over all ingenuity. Remember also, that your main subject doesn't have to lay in the middle of the frame.

Battle of Helm's Deep: Ritz Bits & Reese's Pieces Re-enactment!
by 777STAN

Comment by Konador:
Needs contrast added to make the blacks black. It's way too washed out at the moment.

Battle of Helm's Deep: Ritz Bits & Reese's Pieces Re-enactment!
by 777STAN

Comment by quiche:
Needs better lighting & better focus.