A View of Yesterday
by BakerBug

Comment:
Nothing emotive or compelling here for me. I feel your colors are disturbingly off...washed out with a yellow cast.

The Fire Train Sculpture
by Ian-Andrew

Comment:
Interesting find for a subject.

Shay No. 7
by Ken

Comment:
I like the smoothness of the highlights on the engine...gives it a surreal feeling. The smoke is a big plus but the non-descript sky brings it down. I wonder if the background elements were softened and muted into wispy shadows if your subject would carry the impact it deserves...

Rail Runner
by klie0500

Comment:
I like the angle of view but other than "this is a train" I'm not sure what the image says.

Lake of Luzern Fun 1
by Noel_ZH

Comment:
Love the saturation on this edited version. Would like to see a bit more light on her face...might try dodging a bit there. I've found that using a new layer set to "overlay" or "soft light" and working with a low opacity brush gives me the most control in dodge/burn....how are you doing it?

Lake of Luzern Fun 2
by Noel_ZH

Comment:
I generally do not enjoy motion blur of this type...it just makes me dizzy to look at an image like this. However, I think it adds a lot to the mood of the subject and rescues what is otherwise a distracting background from interfering. It seems that the effect has created a halo around your lady's head that isn't in the orignal (thanks for including that for comparison, btw)...is there some way of avoiding it? Perhaps you could burn the highlights out of the halo and some of the background elements?

IMG_0176.jpg
by I Enjoy Ham

Comment:
it's nice, actually....i wonder what it would be with a (very) little fill on the right side of your face...but it has a special mood the way it is...lovely profile. and i like the way you've used the negative space..it says alot that right off anyone with a background in Amer. Lit. knows that you're going for a Sam Clemens character.

Through a Glass Darkly
by xianart

Comment:
awesome image! do more like this!

Spirit in the Lake
by Neil

Comment:
Nice! What a pleasant composition for those falls! Wonderful study in motion and pattern!

I know exactly where that was taken as I dropped my lens hood into those waters last year about this time....you didn't see it, did you? ;-)

The Red Leaf
by alfresco

Comment:
dreamy! would make a great print!