Fires of industry
by jackal9

Comment:
The tonal range here is muted, but I think it works for the subject matter. A tighter crop might help, but for me the composition as is works well.

courthouse steps
by krnodil

Comment:
Nicely shot and processed; I like the b&w conversion you chose (so many options in Alien Skin). The range of tones is nice, and the lines give the image some gentle movement from top to bottom.

Day 7 - Mayflower II Rigging
by CapeSail

Comment:
A complex but interesting shot for me; I like the choice to darken the sky, and don't think it takes too much from the rigging and it makes the shot more dramatic (I still see quite a bit of detail in the rigging).

B&W - Day 7
by mk

Comment:
Those flowers are watching me, no matter where I go in the room. Just kidding. Interesting approach to these; I'm having trouble finding a point to "focus" on, as the focus seems to be on the pedals to the right. I like the capturing of the light and shadows here, and the way they play across the flowers.

Americana
by noraneko

Comment:
The tones here work for me. It struck me as a mid-day shot, and as things actually happen during mid-day (gasp), we should be able to represent them that way, shouldn't we? My only nit-pick is the flag across the woman's face, which I find distracting. I think you've processed it well, and I like the overall appearance a lot.

Wheels
by Retroesque

Comment:
This does work well as a B&W, though I'm guessing the color is not as bad as you think. I like that the frame walking woman is cut off, it adds something to the story for me - something about her coming down and being in the wheels lane. This looks kind of gritty to me, especially at the top, and I think that really adds to it (and is maybe why I like walking woman being cut off). Nicely done.

Day 7 - Sunrise
by bdenny

Comment:
Interesting tones in the sky here (sort of yellowish). I think skies work best in B&W when they are dramatic, and sunsets tend to be subtle. Slight variations in color often don't come through, or come through as uneven gradients. Here, the sky is okay, but what was probably a strong feature of the color version gets underplayed in the conversion. The water plays a bit better, but the image is a dark overall (possibly to save the sky). I might have leveled this, cropped a bit off the top, and upped the exposure and contrast.

wired.jpg
by UrfaK

Comment:
This is sort of chaotic, so it appeals to that side of me. There isn't a clearly defined subject to speak of, and I find myself wanting to pick a point to look at but not being able to. Interesting.

DAY 7. B&W. bracken
by roz

Comment:
I'm not sure why you don't like this (other than that you're hyper-critical of your work). It's an interesting take on the subject, with nice highlights and dark tones throughout, and lots of interesting patterns. Visually it's appealing to me. But no, I don't care for the border here, either ;)

P.S. You can tell PS to save your editing steps, either in a separate document or in a text file (or both); you can cut and paste that list in the description and save yourself the work of a separate image upload if you want to (I'm told it's also useful for verifying challenge entries, but as I've never placed high enough to be asked, I can't testify to that myself)!

Day 3: Shots Suck
by Blue Moon

Comment:
You have a good eye, and for me you achieved what you set out to do very effectively. What's particularly interesting to me here is the use of the word "shot." With the title, and even starting in your narrative, I thought you were referring to a photograph (ie, a photographic "shot"). It took me awhile to get it; I assumed one kind of shot over the other given the context of where I read it. Anyway, I like the "shot" and what you've done with it.

/edited for typo/

Message edited by author 2007-05-07 08:06:17.