Jordy we could improve on either way by having one other user to get thing working like the top menus where you can not click to see the past winner. I do not know syyd or colm personnaly and think they do howfully good job maintainning the whole site but they could name one of us to give them a hand in building a better photography newsgroups that have a faster response toward change. Team is power and more people we are better it will move and be effective. I must admit that i am a bit disapointed in not having the result in the contest. :o( It is challenging to see that someone whas selected to have a little something that you where not having in you picture... So colm and syyd if you read this thread and you need some helps we are here yo ! There is no shame there from time to time we need friend to relly on! So upload your load on our back we will split it and it will look like feather to the team!

Nice picture but i feel like seing an hamptyness in the upper left corner. I wonder if you whould have taken the shot from a lower point of view with a 45 degree from the left you whould have taken a diagonnal line of fruit! Just a thougth. But still is a good picture with judicious framing it whould do a nice wall hangner in kitchen.

Well i dont think you will stick to the beginner for a long time jordyart since know you are able to improve ritgh on the field your skill...Learning goes exponentionaly with digital camera! I am thrully happy for you!

shure did catch my attention...lol

Welcome in doruksal please you join in! Rogdog what it the cat in you thinking of a good fish squelletton.

jordyart how do you picture a 2*4 running into your windows at 80 to 120mph ? The most dangerous thing to do is to be looking trougth a windows when the tornados it not far where you are... If you have the chance to see it from a nearby hills say at least 3miles then it is quite a show to see passing by but not been in....lol Like almost all my wife doesnt like thunder and wind..well me i try to be safe and take picture or just sit and look !

like they say murphy has taken care of you lately Bsteph lol It is not often that they empty those fountain...But that whas this day...hohohohoho.

Dont give her bad idea other like to win too...lol I dont no what your are complainning about here i look great! Maybe the original add more contrast that why you complain about the over result. But still this picture is nice ... What is the make of your scanner and wich program you use for scanning with your scanner. Maybe we could give some hint or helps...

Is she a man eater? lol

I try everything that could see around and found that to get a good reflexion and resolution of the subject the lens must be close of it or the background dark of nature...( water with dark bottom...) And for the pict of me in my lens well whasnt planning it at all! Dark lens with a shinning sun in the back. And for the entry in the reflexion contest well i whas to ashame to try to compete with the spider web or the kitchen tools that where really great subject...I whent back to my river and redo a shot because the weather whas howfully calm... an decided i could get a chance with it...lol

you where speaking a bout the subject reflecting with the tree in the water....lol

well after all been said ...first is better!

arts is a question of taste and taste isn't questionnable it belongue to each of us! And each of us are unique.

fail to see the link with the reflexion contest if it is the point of ligth reflecting trougth water...then we are doom...i am no foolish to try to compete with good shot like this one ...Now fox whe cant expect to get not much then a second place. lol