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by cpanaioti

Comment:
A very cool vignette effect here. Nice contrasting colours between the blue and the yellow, too.

Dark Moon Rising (in the face of God)
by cpanaioti

Comment:
This is an amazing result, and the moon is very surreal. Nice.

Week-01-Difference-IMG_0297.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
I don't know how much I like the posterization in the clouds, but the detail in the church is amazing for this blending mode. Nice job.

tn-difference layering 02-18-08-5524.jpg
by fixedintime

Comment:
Great definition throughout the image. I really like the crop, too.

difference mode tryout
by krnodil

Comment:
This is awesome, Karen! I love the look of the eyes and whiskers.

It's difficult to maintain the look of the original subject with this blending mode, but you've done it here. Nice!

Basically Beautiful
by DrAchoo

Comment:

Originally posted by jhess77: Strong eyes, a bit over exposed

How is this overexposed?

Too many people on this site are scoring images based on some quasi-technical checklist, rather than viewing it for what it is: Art.

This is a gorgeous image with beautiful emotion and technique.

Oh, and the exposure is fine.

The Sausage Maker
by jasonlprice

Comment:
Congratulations on the blue!

Cold
by anferh

Comment:
The first thing I thought when I saw this was that you'll probably get plenty of comments about blown highlights. That'll be a shame, because it's exactly that whiteout that conveys the emotion of COLD. Wonderful capture, nice colours in the horses, and beautiful composition. If this doesn't score highly, I'll consider it one of the upsets of this challenge.

The Valley
by jwillerton

Comment:
Wow. As someone who hasn't been to this part of the world, you've done a great job of conveying to me what it looks like. The sky is stunning, from rich blues to warm and light oranges, with beautifully lit clouds. The sun and its flare help convey the emotion that you surely felt while you were there. The shadows play beautifully off the little plants, and the warm tones in the rocks in the foreground add to the scene perfectly.

Should anyone complain about the blown highlights in the sun, the dark shadows in the rock structure, or the lens flare, they are sadly missing this photograph for what it really is.

Excellent job!

A Rock With A View
by jonfrommk

Comment:
Wow. That is one nasty looking bug.

Nonetheless, you've captured it perfectly. You've framed it in a way that makes me believe the bug is actually checking out the view (great title, by the way) and enjoying it!

Colours are great, contrast is excellent, and the sharpness is bang-on. Very well done.