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Great shots especially for first time! I am not specialist in that area myself but I can't see anything wrong with them.

Thank you Dave for the kind words! I too think it has to go on my wall! I had quite a few very good shots that day and all have different colour scheme. It was very good day for seascapes!

Thank you John for the input on the competition shots. To be honest in this particular competition some of the old winners had landscape shots which in my opinion are not spectacular in any way. But as you said there is no harm in trying!

Thank you for the opinions! Do any of you think that the first image needs something to be improved or its good as it is? Carol the photo appear to be sloping a bit because the dark clouds are not straight and also because the photo is taken in an angle to the sea. It can not be straightened so...

I need critique and comments on this two photos. The theme is RED and I need to know if any of them is any good in your opinion. The first is a "Red Sunset" shot at the local beach and the second is "Red Poppy". Which one do you prefer for a competition entry or neither is strong enough...

Hey Dave! I have to agree with the comments that the lighting is not very good and it doesn't look that sharp to me too. I had a quick go in Photoshop and here is my try: I had tried to create a bit of a contrast between the girl and the background, boost the colours a bit and make her...

Hi Dawn! Thanks for the comments on the week 11 photos. As to the re-shoot I know it is a bit soft but it was the best I could achieve. It was a challenge even to get that shot because I was in very shady part of the park and it was getting dark. Anyway as you said the softness maybe is not...

A bit catching up to do.... Here are my entries for week 11. I decided to re-shoot the Delicate theme because my entry was not very good and I am having a go at Knowledge too. This shot was taken yesterday while walking in the local park. I saw this feather stuck on the tip of a branch...

Thank you all for the comments on my Trio photos! @Andy: I am not sure if HDR will improve the image. I am not that familiar with that technique yet. I will have a look how it is done and see what I can do with the photo. Regarding the top of the lamp as I said to Dawn the top of the lamp is...

Hi Dawn! Thanks for the comments and critique! The settings for the camera were: ISO: 800 Exposure: 1/30 sec Aperture: 5.0 Focal Length: 41mm The picture was taken in complete darkness and I realise that the glow at the first (lowest) ball does not look that good. Unfortunately from...

Week 11 hmm! I definitely have to make a re-shoot on the "Delicate" theme! My photo for that week wasn't the best I could do. I have few ideas now I just have to go with one of them!

Hey Tina! Very good photo and I like the texture and colour of the textile you have used. I like the idea of more creative background fold. The only downside for me is that with the current set-up of the BB you have focus on the right side of the image (on the BB). I find it a bit...

Hi Neil! I like your idea for the Trio theme! Contrary to Tina I like the red light with the whiskey bottles because I think it enhances the alcohol colour. I think that if you crop it a bit higher it will look better. Now the crop is too close to the bottle caps (on the vodka) for my liking...

Hi Martin! Congrats on your new equipment! The issue with the exposure was already mentioned so I won't do it again! Another issue for me is the position of the Tamron lenses. I feel it will look better if its at the background, i.e. change the position of the two lenses. Rayna

Hiya Dawn! Congrats on your first tog event! The Re-shoot photo is great! I like the PP and the original image too. My only concern is that in the PP you seem to have lost a bit of the sharpness and definition of the original image. But I still love the it and if I haven't seen the original I...