A peaceful place
by IreneM

Comment:
This is my favorite of all your images, and my only 10 in this challenge. You've outdone yourself again. Congrats!

IMG_1283-bee-and-vineWEB-AFTER.jpg
by sfalice

Comment:
This kind of shot is so hard, because the camera's light meter will see all of the dark green, and overexpose the white flowers. The problem is even worse with hard light like this. I think you've probably brought back as much detail as you're going to get on the flowers with this capture.

Anyway, I think you've done about as much as you're going to be able to with this shot. You've got the focus on the bee and the flower, and the dark leaves are conveniently out of the way. Maybe a bit overly sharp, but you'll lose detail if you back off on the sharpness.

One thing I've found that helps in hard light situations like this is to get a shoot-through umbrella, and use it to "shade" your subject (either with an assistant or a light stand). An umbrella will make it possible to get shots like this without having to get out of bed at 5 am to get the morning light.

Jun 02 After.jpg
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Too funny. ;-)

Wooly-Bridge-2-web.jpg
by gwe21

Comment:
Yes! There ya go!

Wooly-Bridge-after-1-web.jpg
by gwe21

Comment:
The colors are much better. Much warmer, it feels like a more inviting place. It looks like everything is rotated slightly to the left. There are a lot of vertical lines in the shot, and they all seem to be tilted at varying degrees to the left. You might pick one of the verticals in the middle and stand it up straight, and see if you like it better. Regardless, much improved.

Cheese!
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Totally fun. Aimee would probably like it better if the lips and eyes weren't so overcooked, but it's totally fun. Kind of the anti glamour-doll-beauty-pageant-girls.

bee
by yanko

Comment:
Yup....that'll do. I especially like how you've improved the catch light in the bee's eye.

Jun 01 After.jpg
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Love it....makes me wonder why I bothered to buy white background paper. Oh. Right. I'm not that good at Photoshop.

Like the others, I'd watch it with the guy's skin. Not just his head, but the freckles on his arms, too.

spiderhopper_edit.jpg
by yanko

Comment:
So, who was winning? The spider? Wow!

Love the edit. Totally. I'd really like to know how you did the reflection. That's exceedingly cool.

Oh...I just noticed a red spot on the body of the grasshopper, just above the back leg, and other small ones on the two bottom legs. I'm guessing those are just an oversight because you were working quickly.

IMG_2226swan.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Quite an improvement. I like the increased density of the water, especially. That contrasts with the swan really well.

What is that red dot behind the swan? Maybe it could be cloned out?

I'm also wondering about the unevenness of the burning of the grass and greenery along the shore. Chunks of greenery are noticeably brighter than others. Was that intentional?

Is there any detail on the swan's back, or is that totally blown out? If there's any detail, using a curves layer in multiply mode with just the swan selected will bring out the detail.