Good capture! I love the changing shades from the apples: light colored yellow-ish on the foreground to red and darker on the background.

Thank you, Tamara!

Very nice colors and lighting - a pleasing, though somewhat static composition, I think. Overall, a good job with the subject.

Best,
Jon

I like this. Very rustic. I'm not faving it though because I do wonder if more could be made of this. I don't know maybe a slightly less of a crop and a shallower depth of field?

I would have cropped a little more off the top to loose the edge of the pot just showing in the upper right. This is a bit distracting.

I like the treatment and the composition of this shot. I am drawn to the subject's eys, which works well, and you have captured nice detail in his face and hat, well done.

Thanks to all for the comments. They give me an idea of how people respond to this treatment which I can make use of. So thanks.

Great, gauzy and glowing effect - I like it.

Best,
Jon

Thanks, Jon. I'm playing with it. I kinda like it on one hand and on the other, I miss the sharpness of a good portrait. The beauty of digital I guess!

He looks like he needs to have a cigar in his fingers... Like has been said above the technique is a little off somehow, imo. My rule of thumb is: if I find myself thinking about the technique when I am first looking at a photograph instead of thinking of the subject/story, then the technique has failed. It has called too much attention to itself. And, I must tell you, that is what happened when I first looked at this image. Only today, after having looked at this several times over the past few weeks, did I think of the cigar thing...

Nice shot with this dust !

Very nice, the early morning fog/haze thing really works in this shot.

Not sure if I did something wrong, but I added this photo to a second Topic and now it is back on top of the queue...
Please let me know if this is allowed, otherwise I'll delete it from the "Fog" topic.

The haze, the cart, and the uneven road all work to give you an idea of what traveling here must be like, the photo works well just as it is.

Background has a bit of a fairytale-feeling to it, like a painting. And I like this new meets old. A bit tilted but other than that, Brilliant!!

Very serene feeling here. I think the whole thing about always having something in the foreground of landscapes is way overrated. This has a great feel, very nice exposure, great colors.
If you want a suggestion to possibly make it better, try cropping off about 10-15% of the top, just above the darker clouds. Might give a bit more expansive feel.

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions - much appreciated as always!

Best to all,
Jon

I agree with misu here. Something is missing. Some focal point. Great colors and scene, but it all lacks that certain punch. Also, beamer may be onto something with the crop suggestion. Although I would be careful not to put the horizon in the center of the frame. That might be a bigger mistake.

Gran toma, quizá el sol un poco menos centrado...

Amazing clouds Jon, great capture :)

Thanks Pixim and Ana for the fav, much appreciated :)

Good choice for a square format, Pradeep. Very pretty light - so delicate - well done. The comp. is nice - did you have a difficult time with the crop on this one - just curious...

Best,
Jon

Thanks Jon, and yes, I had also liked this one with in a vertical format.

The over exposed background is competing hard for attention. I think the tree and the ivy is a very nice subject, you should go back and explore it more. Maybe a low angle at a different time of day??

I like the composition, but the background is too dominant and spoils the beautiful tree in the foreground - at least, for me.

Best,
Jon

Too green for me...and a bit washed out...I am sure it was beautiful in person...hard to capture

great work on this silhouette - very dynamic and draws one quickly in...

Best,
Jon

Agree that the point of view here is very captivating and that your choice of exposure to put the figures into silhouette is very effective. Well done again!

Wow! Such positive comments from such photographers I admire -Tamara, Clyde, Noah, Jon and Boyd! Thank you!!!!! The photo is of my daughter holding the hand of a statue at the field of her first practice. The Native Americans are the founders of Lacrosse and the statue represents that. The September sky is a photographer's dream...and my daughter's red hair adds color.

Superb contre jour.
It's a shame that the background hide the shadows...

Hmmm...Richard, I will remember that when looking for the perfect angle next time...thank you...PS-my daughter was happy the photo made the cover of the local newspaper.

This is positively prehistoric! The foreground looks like something out of my kid's dinosaur books.

Best,
Jon

Yeah, prehistoric, especially with all that grain and character to the image... I do like this one, I think as a minor suggestion, the tonal range could be a little stronger. There is a awful lot of gray and not much black.

A little "flat". Maybe with some duotone treatment? I am curious to see to color version...

excellent for the topic~

Color version not likely to be available, seems like this is another of Boyd's recent b&w film shots. Boyd, to me there seems to be too much tree and not enough water. The bokeh is nice and my eye wants to look around back there...

Well, the texture is here in abundance, but there is not much pop to this one...compositionally, in my view, it's way too heavily weighted on the right side.

Best,
Jon

Blue Heron on Yellow Creek - northern Illinois

Hello Jon, how are things going? An excellent shot btw, never seen a blue heron, thanks for sharing :)

Pradeep! Wonderful to hear from you, my friend. Things are great with me - I am preparing to view the presidential debate in a few minutes. How have you been?

Cheers,
Jon