peter_t.1

I really enjoy the simplicity of the graphic elements and the overall tone of the colors of the scene. To me, it truly captures the feel of the pre-dawn hour out on the playa.

Beautifully well done.

Low ratings??? I've looked at the ratings for this photograph, and while the average is lower than what I rated it (6/6), it's in the ballpark.

I can see why some people rated this photo a 5/5 (which is NOT a low rating -- its means they thought the photograph had 'good' aesthetics and 'good' originality. And only one person so far has given you photograph a 4 (average) rating and that just for its originality (I guess he/she has seen too many heavily saturated slot canyon shots).

If the raters had given the photograph a lot of 3's and 4's then I feel you would have had a legitimate beef about the ratings for this photograph.

BTW, even though I gave this photograph ONLY a 6/6 (and not a 7/7), I still think it's a superb photograph, one to be very proud of.

Actually, the shot could be a lot better.

Compositionally, the two young deer are too bunched together. Looks like grass is growing out of the mother?s rear-end. Having two of the three deer looking away from the camera isn't visually appealing, and the light seems quite harsh, especially for a sunrise shot.