Feather Detail
by JeniY

Comment:
Is this negative or just highly contrasty? Definately shows nice sharp textures.

Gateway Arch: 886 Tons of Stainless Steel
by camphan

Comment:
Interesting. The title helps us on what it is. I like that the sky adds a bit of its own texture. Nice.

Wind Power
by marbo

Comment:
I think it is more than wind power.

The Seeker
by dgtlclose

Comment:
I like how the animal blends into the background. Maybe a closer crop (taking out more of the body) help? Still a good shot.

amongst the gum...a bird?
by Indieaperture

Comment:
Is that the bottom of a desk? Needs cleaned up! I like the shot. Created or found?

Seeing into Another World
by killjoy181

Comment:
Nice geode slab.

Tropical Arctic
by JustinM

Comment:
Had to think for a moment on this. Tropical is not seen in the artic neither is the artic seen in the tropics. OK.

Silently Speaking
by trevytrev

Comment:
Looks like infrared did pretty well on this challenge. It does seem to be hit or miss sometimes if people like it. Congratulations!

1st Ave from above
by SDW

Comment:
Nice. You may try a couple of "tweaks" I have found can sometimes add a little more depth to an image like this. I go into the Selective Color after doing the sepia bit and add a touch of blue to the black color selection (takes very little- maybe +2- you may need to make a small counter adjustment to the black level afterwards but can do that here with the "darken" slider) and sometimes go to the "white" channel selection and reduce tinting in it. I also try sliding the "lighten/ darken" slider to the left to see if it will help the image. Sometimes the white adjustment won't do much.

To cut down on steps, I go directly to monochrome in Channel Mixer (sometimes doing levels first) and then to Selective Color. I use the "neutrals" selection to adjust the tone (usually backing off the blue say about -10 and then increase the yellow to where I like it (I usually leave the red in the middle) and then using the "lighten/ darken" slider to readjust the midtones and then the two steps above. I have also found better results lately using "Smart Sharpen" instead of Unsharp Mask, but that can sometimes depend on the image.

Grandpa's watch
by hajeka

Comment:
very sharp macro