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by bobonacus

Comment by signal2noise:
I like this image more than your entry for the fact that the transitions aren't so extreme and the resulting colors complement each other more than they contrast.

Day 3: Leaf It Out!
by bobonacus

Comment by icu1965:
I really like backlit photos. You're right about the sky on the right, but since I focus on the pattern of the leaves, the sky doesn't bother me that much.

Day 3: Leaf It Out!
by bobonacus

Comment by JuliBoc:
I really like this one, Robert. The detail in the back-lit leaves is nice and sharp, and I like the DOF. And I like the smaller and less distinct copies of the subject in the background. I like the centered composition with the symmetrical dark (overlapping) areas in the middle surrounding the one little bit of contrasting color in the image.

Day 3: Leaf It Out!
by bobonacus

Comment by k4ffy:
good detail and patterns, but i think off-centered might be better here. doesn't really lend itself to a centered composition.

Day 1: Nettle-eye View
by bobonacus

Comment by bassbone:
overgrown, tangled, a forest, a quiet spot - the twisted angles of life - a cool perspective shot for a side challenge.

the limits of p&s cameras often are the poor choices of DOF and exposure - here the bottom half of the image is well exposed and the top is blown

River by Night
by bobonacus

Comment by Melethia:
Some very nice reflections in this, but for some reason this seems very harsh and noisy.

Day 1: Nettle-eye View
by bobonacus

Comment by tnun:
Very much like the contrast between the rich greeny green of the nettle and the almost desaturated mossy limey greens of the background. (And the blue greens of the daffy strappy leaves,maybe). And I think you have a good idea in the in-your-face (ouch!) of the nettles backgrounded by the definition of the trees. However I agree with most comments that it could do with some realignment.

Day 1: Nettle-eye View
by bobonacus

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
Nice POV, to show off the plant in the foreground. In the thumb, I was expecting to open a jungle or tropical island scene.
I have found for shots like this, to point the camera lens at the closest item, which would be the leaves in the foreground, then half push the shutter until it focuses, then rotate the camera to shooting position without releasing the shutter button. That way, the focus will be locked on the nearest object, so the foreground will be in sharper focus.

Day 1: Nettle-eye View
by bobonacus

Comment by robinssong:
Lots of detail in the branches. Nice! Maybe a crop of some of the big leaves at the bottom seems to get rid of the distractions and, to me, makes it peaceful and serene.

Day 1: Nettle-eye View
by bobonacus

Comment by Phocal:
I would prefer to have the plant in focus and everything behind it OOF. A better sky would have given this more impact, but we can't control what the sky is going to look like they day we take our pictures.