This is a barrel in my front yard that we use to plant flowers in in the summer time. I upped the contrast, lowered the brightness and then upped the saturation a bit. It is resized, but uncropped.
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very nice. I like to see color, especially green, being used in this contest. the rust and wood texture work well together too. nature is thriving here and the more man-made the elements in the picture the more they are decomposing (rust).
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 8
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 4
Total Averaged Rating 7 Dick
The photography is good, I just am not too intrigued by the subject. A little more depth of field would not have hurt, the light is present, and the dandelion might have offered some interest.
This scene is very quaint. Lighting needs a little work though. The hot highlights on the leaves need to be gotten under control. It would have been very charming if the yellow flower wasn't blown out and in focus.
Good colors, but there is a spo ton the flower and on a couple of blades of grass that are too hot on my monitor. The actual rusted object is almost too dark to tell it is rusted, and is a bit out of focus. I can't help but think a different angle with the flower contrasting against the rust would have helped the shot.
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