dejansmaic

Ratings?  I am very curious why this image was rated below a 5.50?  Not that it matters A LOT, but I joined this site to get honest feedback. Oh well.

Thanks for the comments.  Aykut, the "soft" clouds is naturally occuring, nothing to do with PS.  A cold front was moving in, bringing in some misture and the lower clouds "dropped" a bit. That is just the way cloud formations in Colorado work. :-)

I caught this image during a brief glimpse of sunlight after a gap in the clouds opened up. This wind mill was standing alone against a dark

backdrop of a storm, which passed an hr earlier. I took this shot as I was

leaving this location...I saw the light appear, grabbed my camera with no

time to place on my tripod, stabilized the camera on the top of a wooden

fence post and took several shots before the light disappeared. I enhanced

the color a little and sharpened the image. Thanks for looking!

Steve, I am always looking at your work and, as always, great stuff which adds fuel to my creativity!  Anyways...I get sucked into the image and want to get lost in the lake, mountain, sun / moon and twilight...but, I think the headlamp lighting is a bit too bright and keeps drawing my attention away from the background, which is the real gem.  The foreground is a little too bright. But, the trees frame the subject well..

Dejan

Another visit to Rocky Mountain National Park - Moraine Park, after a heavy

snowfall brought out a common friend of mine. We played what seemed

like shadow tag for several miles until Wild E dove under a wildlife exclusion

fence and off into scrub vegetation. Comments welcomed.

In general, I like you shot. Good composition, sunset colors nice, exposure works for me...but, the two foreground rocks are a little soft. I would prefer tack sharp like the other rocks. Maybe try cropping out the first two or three, I think you will get the same effect.

Dejan

Monument Valley on March 13th after spending several days down in the

Grand Canyon. I was trying to make Monument Valley a few hours before

sunset to find several ideal shooting locations, but managed to make a

wrong turn and ended up at Lake Powell, about 2 hrs in the wrong

direction...don't ask! This image was taken just as the sun was sinking

below the horizon. Comments are welcomed. Thanks!!

Monument Valley on March 13th after spending several days down in the

Grand Canyon. I was trying to make Monument Valley a few hours before

sunset to find several ideal shooting locations, but managed to make a

wrong turn and ended up at Lake Powell, about 2 hrs in the wrong

direction...don't ask! Anyways, here an image I took...one just before the

sun hit the horizon bringing out some intense oranges...and the second as

the sun was starting to hide, with a more subdued color. Comments are

welcomed. Thanks!!

Robert & Larry, no HDR. Just a CP which was a mistake when doing a pano. The Entrada Sandstone is orange, but the sunrise does magnify the orange on the underbelly of the arch and reflects a bit to surrounding features.  i did do a little PPing, as should, but not to have overdone it.  Should have been there...this is one of the reasons why Mesa Arch is soo attractive for sunrises.  Thanks for taking an interest in the image and putting a bit of thought as well.

A crisp early morning at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands Nation Park, Utah

revealed a splendor of oranges and blues. I shot this pano using five

images stitched together creating this panorama. I arrived at Meas Arch

around 0330 hrs, with the intent is getting the choice first shooting location.

The hike to get to this scene was peaceful and required headlamps. Once

at the arch, you could make out a hint of what is to come. You sensed the

expansive desert below and beyond. Sunrise revealed what you dreamed of.

Comments welcomed. Thanks for viewing! -Dejan

Hi Melissa & Alan,  thanks for your comments and time viewing. The horizon is dead on. I did recheck after reading your comments, plus the camera bubble was on as well. This portion of the beach sloped up upwards the right. :-)  I see what I can do about toning down the keyhole a bit. Thanks! 

Enter the Light. I captured the waning moments of sunset entering the key

hole, thus, capturing my attention. My camera and lens were then pointed

northwest with the waves cascading around me and my tripod. the receding ocean swirled away sands beneath my tripod legs, so each

bracketed shot was from a slightly different point of view. Comments are

welcomed and thanks for viewing!

-Dejan

The image caught my attention, but when I looked closer, it seemed out of balance (lack of a better term at this time).  A couple of things to consider: your perspective appears off...you're shooting low, so your line are not parallel to the framing of the image. Then the shadow conceals part of the image I am then drawn to...the other building. What I do like about the image is (I love abandoned buildings / structures) is the image flows from the left bottom corner to the middle / upper right. You picked a great subject, just a little compositional ideas to consider.  An idea, consider a small step ladder to improve your perspective. Thanks for sharing! 

-Dejan

Freezing fog in the northern desert of Nevada made a dramatic appearance

during a wintry sunrise. The contrast of the butte coupled with the striating

fog led my eyes to an desert valley and its surrounding mountains.

Comments welcomed. Thanks!

-Dejan

I saw this keyhole as the sun was setting, so I tried to orient myself as

close as possible in the line of sight to the setting sun. As the tide was

receding, waves were crashing through the keyhole, making for a dramatic

scene. Comments are welcomed, and are encouraged. Thanks for viewing!

Dejan

Larry, thanks for your observations and appreciation of this image. I am very nit pick as well. I double checked the horizon and it appeared to be horizontal. :-) Thanks!  Go Packers!

I caught this image when I though my shoot was over. I looked over my

shoulder and saw mother nature was not done with her display. I managed

to capture her final show for the evening. Comments are welcomed. Thank

you for viewing.

In the grand Teton region, Buffalo herds have free roam and are protected. I

captured these two guys nose to nose / head to head during a snow storm.

I spent several hours photographing the herd. Comments are welcomed.

Thanks! -Dejan

This image was taken at Harris Beach State Park in Brookings, Oregon.

This was a second attempt at getting a colorful sunset...with less cloud

cover producing desirable lighting. Comments welcomed! Thanks.

Dejan

This images was taken as I was leaving the beach before the park rangers

closed the park gates for the evening. Comments welcomed.

Warren, this is the way I felt when I took the set of images.  I felt like I was on an island, vulnerable, and lonely.

This image was shot in near whiteout conditions with winds chills in the

minus teens F....but loved every minute of it, except the thawing fingers!

Anyways, the image is to the northwest, used a slower shutter speed as to

not capture the snow flakes, and tried to compose it where the roof of the

barn overlaps the trees in the background, thus, not loosing outline of the

barn. Comments welcomed! Thanks for viewing.

This is an interesting subject under interesting weather conditions (clouds), but the image lacks a few things.  The image is underexposed due to poor lighting, and possibly cropping better...This image does not catch my eye if I were to scan over 10 or 15 images in a group.  Try to get the subject to "pop" out of the pics at me and pull me in. This image could be better in B&W with contrast...ie the aluminum siding has texture and the clouds appear menacing...get some toning in the clouds...Hope this helps.