This photo is one of the best photos in this topic! Brilliant use of DOF.

It is really catching eye photo. Brilliant DOF. I will also turn it 90 degrees.

great fractal!

Wow! Instant fave - amazing capture.

Best and thanks for sharing,
Jon

Love it

My gut reaction to this photo was very positive. I get a feeling of being "stuck" inside, longing for the outside. Upon looking a little longer, I'm wondering about how reversing the focus to the outside scene would change the overall feeling...but I'm not sure it would be for the better...

I like the dof and choice of focus here. My complaint is that the image is a bit dark, and the lettering on the window sort of gets lost in the surrounding tones. I'm not really sure how you could have prevented that though. Perhaps using a slightly lower angle?

Definately the image could be lighter and the lettering my eye seems to get stuck on.

The low key of this image is nice, but it doesn't make the letters stand out. I personally do like the focus on the letters, which makes a nice distinction between inside and outside.

Lighten up the dark end of the image. My eyes got stuck trying to read the sign because the detail was lost in the dark.

You don't need to change a thing. An excellent shot. Bold colour, crisp feeling and great DOF.

I agree, excellent photo. I wouldn't change anything.

Lush and real tactile feeling of wetness

Incredible shot - love the colors, dof, and is this thing sharp or what - amazing.

Cheers,
Jon

Green :)

nice color.
not really sure what i'm looking at.

I wasn't sure what I was looking at at first either. I don't know if that was your intention though, so that may be a good thing. However, since you've asked for comment on this image, I think maybe you are troubled by it in some way. So, perhaps a little less shallow depth of field (I know that's counterintuitive given the theme) would help the image overall.

I like the concept of this shot - it's quite an original idea I think. I like the angles and the point of view you've chosen. I might have cropped this a little and experimented with a shallower depth of field. But all in all I really like this.

The placement of the sharpest area of focus seems a bit off to me. Maybe play around with cropping to see if it focal point might work better elsewhere?

Great detail on the brick though.

For me this is a strange crop, but I like the work, nonetheless! Great work on the brick - texture and dof are outstanding.

Best,
Jon

lots of detail, great framing of field and sky, nice sight lines - well done

Normally I would think the tone mapping (i presume?) was a bit too much, but with this subject I think it works really well..

Love the view and angle here..

Wonderful angle. I agree with Brandon that it might be a little too over-processed, or at least looks like it. Also, it's a bit too much of the same grey for me. That said, it still is a striking photo.

Very cool shot, nice clearity and colour. Good DOF.

Through its unreality, this shot conveys something of the magic of the game of baseball - very special image!

Best,
Jon

very interesting perspective,a tighter crop would make it better I think.

I can't believe I've never seen this before. What a great idea, and a beautiful photograph!

Very cool idea, I love to take photos framed by something else and this is something I never would have thought of.

Wow, this is a really nice picture. The colours are warm and the extreme out-of-focus part of the image sets a nice frame for the in-focus part. I've seen pictures like this with pairs of glasses, but not with lenses before.

amazing perspective...I love this photo! Great job!

I think the colors are great. The jet trail keeps attracting my eye as focal point.

I espically like the lower half of the photo, I would like to see what this photo would look like cropped.

Very nice.
the sun flowing through on the left really makes this shot pop.

I love the rays of the sun through the clouds, but I find the jet trail distracting. To me, it's like there's something like a scratch.

I really like the "silver" lining to the clouds..good job!

I don't want to come across as a sharpness-freak, but I do find the softness of the horses & their riders lessens my enjoyment of this image a *little*. I'm sure this was down to the conditions, it looks pretty murky.

I like the misty background, gives a sense of the conditions & adds to the depth of the image. I'm not sure about the riders' placement though. There's something that just feels a little awkward about it. I think it might be the right-most person/horse, if it was just the other three, I think the image would work better. I think it's the combination of the fact that they are on a different plane to the others (lagging behind) and that they are the other side of that tree that separates them from the group and leaves me feeling uncomfortable.

I like the darkness of this (that's just something I personally enjoy.) It does look like this may have been saved at a really low JPG setting, though, which adds some compression artifacts, especially around the people... something I find distracting.

My biggest complaint would be that we're looking at the backs of heads. The back of the head is much less appealing to me than the front. Many times a back-of-the-head shot just leaves me flat and wanting more (unless there's a good reason for it.)

I'm not sure about the significance of the uprooted tree/stump/thing on the right. In the context of this photo I finding a little distracting. Not sure what it adds to the overall scene.

The composition feels basically right to me and I really like how the trees fade out into the mist. Seems like a fun trail and atmosphere to ride in.

I have to agree about the low compression of JPG,the B&W works here and the softness doesn't. I do like photos with a level of softness to them for effect but maybe this was a little overdone.

I agree with most of what's been said before. In this case, however, I don't mind looking at the backs of the heads as to me that's part of the story.

I love the misty feel of this photo

I love the motion in the clouds especially here.

ahhh...very simple and beautiful. I'm adding this to my favourite list. Did you post process with any filters or is that sky naturally pinkish and purplish?

Naturally, this had a light blue tinge to it as it was well past sunset and there was little colour left in the sky (approx 30sec exposure). So yes, I did play about with some colour variations in photoshop and ended up using this version.

Very smooth colors, I love it!

Instant fave! Great comp and great colors! Very soothing effect.

Best,
Jon

I like the composition with the cluster of bright edged leaves to the left, balanced by the darker area to the right.

Perhaps if you applied some selective sharpening to the area around large drop and petal...?

nothing seems to be in perfect focus :(...

maybe try a different angle.. try getting down low you maybe able to get some reflection in the drops.. or try a tighter crop?? i am in love with teh colours tho :)

problems with focus
average 'oh what a nice flower' shot

I like this shot. Although I think it could use some sharpening on the petals.

Such pretty colors and a good composition. If only it were sharper!

Best,
Jon