Once again, this was shot at the very last minute. Put up some orange Halloween lights on a tree in the yard, set up a pumpkin on some rocks balanced on top of a trash can, and voila -- instant Halloween Boken Fest!
Picasa2: slight crop, saturation, sharpen, glow
CS2: resize, orange border, sharpen, save for web.
No idea how this will do, but I'm hoping folks like it!
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I like the idea of this but..... I'm going to be a bit critical here. First, remove the frame. It doesn't add to the shot and I think it's too thin. I might put a wide black one around it if I left the orange (but most DPC people hate wide borders - so I get whacked for that all the time). I think it's too busy. The red leaves in the bottom are beautiful, but when you pile a rock, more leaves, more rocks and a pumpkin on it, it just gets too busy. I'd have liked to just see the pumpin or maybe a leaf or two alone. I'd also not center the subject. The use of negative space gives the eye more of a place to go instead of being like a bullseye target in the middle of the shot. The bokeh is fine and I like that part very much, but I think instead of a subject, this has several and it makes it too hectic and is a tad contrived with them all stacked up like that. I hope you find this helpful. Many people complain that the mediocre scoring shots don't get remarks, so I'm trying to respond to that complaint and give an honest opinion. ;~D
Beautifully done. Great use of circular bokeh supporting your main subject. You might consider cropping about 25% off the left side and about 12% off the bottom to offset the mini-pumpkin rather than leaving it centered and this will also better highlight the best part of your circular bokeh. This will give the composition a more eye pleasing look and balance the bokeh against the pumpkin.
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