Optical Coincidence
by mpeters

Comment:
Your description reminded me of the story of how Galen Rowell acquired [url=//mountainlight.com/gallery.tibet/images.html]this image in Tibet. I don't recall all the details, but I think it involved running about a half-mile across a muddy field with all his camera gear to get to the right spot in time.

Talk about optical coincidences, I think with just a little burning-in you can make that into a funnel-cloud in the background.

Inner City Trees
by sickdog

Comment:
Hey, I recognize that banner!

Madrone
by Blackbox

Comment:
Madrone is one of my favorite trees, but I've never seen it in such a distressed environment. That looks more manzanita to me, but a nice shot whatever it may be ...

Le Croix Flambé
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by posthumous: brilliant brownness. this is conceptually fascinating, beautiful to look at, out of the box, and shows a sophisticated openness to what can be achieved photographically, all within basic editing rules. this picture's a champ as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks!

For reference, here is the (resized) original from which I cropped this.



I was trying to achieve the look of flames around the cross within the Basic rules, so I wanted to get a photo of a cross with a surrounding gradient to which I could apply the tone variations. I liked the way the flaw in the domed roof makes it look like molten metal running down from the cross.

I don't speak French either, but I'm pretty sure the title means "The Cross in Flames" or a close variation ... maybe I should have just titled it the more prosaic "Cross-Burning" instead.

BW.jpg
by mobster

Comment:
Really like your use of DOF and negative space composition in this one.

Irish Study Lesson
by oskar

Comment:
For images like this I like the noisy, gritty look -- sometimes I just grab the Blue Channel alone and drop it into a new grayscale document. Your model definitely appears to have a passing familiarity with the Grouse ... : )

It's Pan! (duh)
by MaryO

Comment:
Endangered species and humor get you bonus points :)

Oscillating Strings
by shamer

Comment:
I tried this once -- nothing nearly this good. Curious to see what settings you used.

I think I came to regret not naming mine "Harmonic Node" or something, to help draw attention to that special feature.

5th grade band concert
by margiemu

Comment:
This school looks like it has way better lighting than where I last tried this -- B&W works well.

Romanesco
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by bvlindalou: I love this macro......can't wait to see what it is

The title is apparently what this vegetable is called -- it seems to be some kind of cross between cauliflower and broccoli.