Originally posted by Ash Well done Tommy.
An excellent image in every way. Bold, well contrasting colours; creatively framed and arranged subject matter; good use of DoF.
All equals winner.
Congrats.
Thank you! I liked the strong colors in your photo! Good job getting that background with the kit lens.
Originally posted by robjmitchell Loved that photo Tommy, a well deserved winner!
Thanks! I liked your Frosted Mountains! A very nice, clean photo!
Originally posted by StevenVH Yes, well done and congrat's.
Thank you! Your was a nice fall picture and I liked the subject.
Originally posted by mr tibbs Congrats to the winner and a quick "THANKS" to all for the votes. This was the first time I have entered a photo contest and to get so many votes was a real eye opener for me.
Again, congrats to the winner! That's a great photograph!!
Thank you! Loved yours as well. Very dramatic!
Originally posted by mickeyobe Tommy,
Congratulations.
A perfect picture.
Mickey
Thanks for the kind words! I don't like fall, but the colors in your photo make me long for next fall.
I had a hard time selecting the best out of four shots. They were all nice with the flowers popping through the snow, I had a few shots with blue flowers as well and one with both blue and yellow. They all had decent compositions but I thought they lacked something. That's when I got the idea to do a square crop.
For this particular photo, it made a nice improvement. Tweaked saturations and contrast just a little and added a light positive vignette.
If I remember correctly the snow was already gone and the flowers came up. Then we got more snow, but once a flower has seen the light, they seem to keep on going. I will look at them with even more joy next spring, thinking back on this contest.
/Tommy