Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by Gallatin:
Nice shot

Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by noraneko:
Nice balance to this composition.

Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by jfwolpert:
i love this composition

Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by Cantique:
Interesting juxtaposition of fishers and city buildings.

Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by MWitt:
Good photo, nice colors

Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by emily212:
fun did they catch any thing good?

Blue Glass Cornucopia
by NikonJeb

Comment by Dave Gordon:
The subject seems to be the entire table; the blue cornucopia is not separated enough to be a separate subject.

Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by Jutilda:
How funny. I like the juxtaposition of the guys in the water with their gear, vs. the city skyline. Not a fan of the blue frame.

Fishin' in the City
by NikonJeb

Comment by Retroesque:
Good idea, but the photo lacks crispness to my eye and the blue frame is a little too much.

Ducks in the Mists
by NikonJeb

Comment by levyj413:
The lighting is really terrific, as is the scene in general.

That duck in the foreground does bother me, though. It's just so big that to have it out of focus detracts.

Then there's the issue of it being a wildlife challenge. I think a sharp foreground duck and ducks on the water, and a somewhat blurred house, and you would've gotten a huge score. The usual trend is to make your subject sharp, and that's the large house and small ducks on the water.

But in a free study, as it is I think this would've done much better.

Either way, it's obvious that you chose the DOF; you didn't accidentally make the closer duck blurry. So then it becomes a question of whether I agree with your choice.

You said over in the team suck forum that you looked forward to explaining your thinking, so why not put it there in the comments? You can edit those post-challenge just like a shot in your portfolio.