Ae fond kiss - M Stewart
The figures in the foreground show how vast the waterfall is. The water has not been frozen with a fast shutter, but I think it would have been better seeing some of the separation in the force of the water. The fond kiss is redundant at the bottom other than giving a sense of scale.
Bad Hair Day - E Laidlaw
The focus is on the weeping tree that has been trimmed, and the author has thrown the rest out of focus. I feel there is something missing, once I have looked at the tree, I have nothing to keep my eye there. A bird or a person under the tree would add interest.
A Loreburne - M Stewart
The action has been captured in this image with a good range of black to white, it tells a story of the fun that the riders had. It is unfortunate that some of the black are blocked and the image is not sharp.
After the rain - K Walker
Commended
Another of the Routin bridge, the author has captured the water with a slow shutter and produced the movement of the water, this being framed by the bridge. However, the rocks and bridge need more contrast to bring it out as it is very flat looking.
Bored - E Maclean
Every image tells a story, bored is what this little lad is. The image is needing to be lighter and the boy’s eyes even lighter still to let your eye go straight to them.
Disappearing Urn - E Laidlaw
Highly Commended
I like the mood of this image with the grainy look to the urn due to the light hitting the moss. I feel it needs more space and the dark areas lightened a little.
I like the mood of this image with the grainy look to the urn due to the light hitting the moss. I feel it needs more space and the dark areas lightened a little.
Forever blowing Bubbles - B Brown
Another image telling a story this little boy looks happy with his bubbles, most of the image is sharp. I would like to have seen the boy’s eyes looking up to the bubbles it would have made the image much stronger.
Eye to Eye - N Calder
A good sharp image of the horse and it’s handler with the background slightly out of focus. No whites burnt out and no blacks blocked. I can only see one eye, it would have been much better to get eye contact with the girl cuddling the horse.
Ha Ha said the Clown - B Brown
A sepia toned mono image at the fair I would suspect. Lots of detail and sharp.
It looks a bit dark on my monitor and you would have a much stronger image if you cropped it to concentrate on the three middle clowns.
It looks a bit dark on my monitor and you would have a much stronger image if you cropped it to concentrate on the three middle clowns.
Inside looking out - K Walker
The eyes on this lad are very powerful with the light hitting them. The 2 bright spots of light hitting the background are very distracting. Crop from the chin to the hairline and a little from behind his head to take him off centre, then darken the bright spot. You will have a much stronger image.
Jings crivvens - M Stewart
Yes, what an eyeful, a closer look at the one on the left would make a great picture. The lady
In the middle is framed by the fishing rods. The image needs a bit of contrast as it is very flat and it is not sharp.
In the middle is framed by the fishing rods. The image needs a bit of contrast as it is very flat and it is not sharp.
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