# Grasses Reflected **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** weekly-challenge\ **Created:** [June 3, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544 "2020-06-03T21:28:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/1 "2020-06-03T21:28:36Z")
Critique welcome. ![Grasses Reflected](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/2/52b333bdfb5dddaab3307d3b898d962150df339b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Bonnie\_Lampley](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bonnie_lampley/32/4825_2.png) [@Bonnie\_Lampley](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bonnie_Lampley)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/2 "2020-06-03T22:32:30Z")
What a gorgeous color palette. This kind of scene is often done in b&w, and it’s nice to see one in color. The only nit I see is that the uppermost parts of the yellow leaves sort of fade away. It would have been nice if the tops were just a tad darker. Nonetheless, this is just lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/3 "2020-06-03T23:44:10Z")
Bonnie, Thank you very much for your comment . ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Doncov](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/igor_doncov/32/579_2.png) [@Igor\_Doncov](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Igor_Doncov)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 5:35am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/4 "2020-06-04T05:35:14Z")
I thought of going in the opposite direction - more high toned: ![Grasses Reflected copy](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/6/3/6382295853e1605ab137ceb7cb07cfbb0c4055b1.jpeg) ![Grasses Reflected copy2](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/b/9bda9f25cb3963998963d3acda0f2a0a6b61a5c6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Antonello\_Provenzale](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/antonello_provenzale/32/4658_2.png) [@Antonello\_Provenzale](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Antonello_Provenzale)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/5 "2020-06-04T08:39:38Z")
What a splendid and minimalistic image! I like it a lot. And between darker and lighter… I prefer the original version. Really beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 11:20am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/6 "2020-06-04T11:20:44Z")
Chris, this is a lovely, nicely artistic, look at these grasses and their reflections. My first reaction was like Bonnie’s, a bit more color in the upper parts. However, Igor’s lightening of the reflections looks very good also. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/7 "2020-06-04T14:39:05Z")
> [@Igor\_Doncov](#): > > I thought of going in the opposite direction - more high toned: I like it very much. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/8 "2020-06-04T15:09:38Z")
Beautiful work, Chris. I like your version and Igor’s variations as well, though I think his second goes a bit too far for my taste. My only suggestion on your version is that there are a few almost invisible sprouts to the right of the main clump that I find distracting. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/9 "2020-06-04T15:27:30Z")
Thank you for your comment, Antonella. ---
**Author:** ![Adhika\_Lie](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/adhika_lie/32/15928_2.png) [@Adhika\_Lie](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Adhika_Lie)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/10 "2020-06-04T16:01:45Z")
Beautiful, Chris! I agree with Bonnie about the fading yellow tips, but I can go with either your version or Igor’s. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/grasses-reflected/14544/11 "2020-06-04T21:30:23Z")
I fixed the tips and it does, indeed, look better. So helpful to have extra eyes look at a photo.