I also like the idea of a different way of cropping the picture. What if you cropped it so that the top of the picture was the very tops of the fence posts? I think that the area above that in the picture is uninteresting and the bike blends into the trees too much. The bottom part of the picture has much more interesting contrast that makes my eyes bounce around as compared to the top part of the picture which is more gray. I think the softness of the picture works well really. :) Overall it's a really nice picture I think!

I agree with Samantha That would turn a good picture into a striking one.

Hmmm...worth a try. I will crop it and resubmit it.

Laurie,

Did you resubmit this one? Nice capture.

Best,
Jon

@Jon (jvgphoto) Thanks...yes I did resubmit this in a square format which worked better.

www.vazaar.com/user:Laurie/featured/id:4566/

nice contrast.

This ought to be featured!

Lovely silhouette! I think this is just beautiful!

Beautiful image! Great composition.

What more can be said! Instant fave!

Best,
Jon

Fabulous sky/sunset shot...I love how you can see the sun peaking through the clouds!

thanks a lot for the critiques

I think this shot is great. I do agree the top should be cropped a bit as I feel it takes away from the detail of the darker clouds and sun. It is a very nice photo nonetheless. Good work!

if anyone is intrested I uploaded a cropped image here vazaar.com/topic:skyscapes/responses/response:375/

Yea I really like the new picture that is cropped from the top, focuses you back to the great sunset!!! :)keep the shutter clicken :)

Thank you boyd and rachel; this shot was in the middle of a pretty heavy snow storm just after dawn, believe it or not. I drive by these trees everyday and wanted to capture the feel of them in fog/snow. I appreciate the feedback.

Sincerely,
TB

I've passed this type of scene a million times as well as tried to photograph this scene a million times. You nailed it. Congrats! I haven't been so lucky!!! Beautiful photo.

What a great image!

I love the starkness of the scene, the grass in the snow might be a bit distracting though. Wonderful composition of 3's.

A good rythm of the trees, a great usage of emptiness and a great contrast of colors. Actually I was expecting another tree between the two trees from the left, but anyway, this shot is wonderful...

reminds me a little of the little shop of horrors.

I wish the seeds were in focus as well as the wispy cottony stuff. I also might clone out the out of focus loop on the right hand side. I think it distracts some from the image.

Great detail...nicely done

This is wonderful. I'd not change a thing, aside from letting a bit more room to the left side.
Amazing close up.

This is a very unique shot, really makes you check every detail closely to see where things begin and end. The only thing I can say is that maybe you could have cropped the bottom just a bit and gotten rid of the lower right and left edges. The right edge is dark (assuming part of the shoreline) and the left has a little white something...Otherwise fantastic!

Interestng and very creative

I like it very much - wonderful mood is created here - very much a magical feeling with this shot. Thanks very much for sharing. - Jon

is one of those picture that akes you look twice or even more times. excelent!!

Fantastic concept for a photo, very creative, I might have cropped a little off the bottom.

taken in Cap-Ferret, France, at sunset

I think that this is a cracking shot all round and particularly like the movement in the water. Well done.

this is beautiful! I don't think I would change a thing.

Wonderful shot...great light and composition

I saw all your photos on your page and personaly i think you have talent pure talent that no so many people has! well done!! i like your work!!

This image makes me smile. After a hard work, that worked out okay, it is nice seeing a very good and sharp image with a funny touch.

Thanks for all your friendly comments

what a great and funny shot...the dog looks like he/she is being so gentle not to move that he/she closed it's eyes. Nicely captured

This is a winner all the way around. Excellent capture!

Nice. So clear. Good shot.

I wish your shadow was not there...but the rest of the capture is excellent!

A nice photo.....you should have moved slightly left and nixxed the shadow.

Thanks all. I actually use this as one of my self portrait type of pics, thus the "self-port" comment. There is a double meaning in "self-port". Much of the photo is very symbolic of me. (My nickname is "Ocean", but I can never reach any horizon. I long for adventure on the high seas, yet my "boat" (myself), is stuck chained to land. Even my "shadow" is blocked from the ocean by a mountain of sand. Still, its a nice, warm, although fading dream.) So, ...besides the shadow... Any more constructive criticism? Would this pic have gone over well under a self-portrait topic, or is it too symbolic? Thanks again.

I read carefully its history and how it's related to some symbols. Calling "self-port" mixing your shadow, the boat and the sea it's perfect in the contest I assume you do some of your photos and probably show them.

Here, I personally don't see it as a "self portrait" because in my simple mind a self portrait it's a self portrait but if you give a look in this topic you will find... everything so, please, pass over to my feeling and isert it if you like.

Talking about the photo I find it with too much contrast and / or too sharp. A part that light, colours and clouds are wonderful

Nice sunset colours, but I agree that the shadow is distracting.

very very clever!!!

"french impressionistic"

Could be a Monet! The colors are great.

lol
No, it couldn't, cause he was good !
but thanks, that's kind of you !
Shine on

thanks to all of you :D

wow cool