Waiting for her return
by markwiley

Comment:
I think I'd tone down or just tone (add more color) just slightly to the very brightest highlights on the forehead. Right now they make me focus too much on just that part rather than her whole face.

Otherwise I like the use of light and negative space, pretty good capture of the emotion of the moment.

Romanesco Cauliflower
by Fredster

Comment:
Your version certainly fared better than mine, possibly the smaller structure of the flowers — congratulations!

Thanks you for the explanation of the Fibonacci spiral -- I've been wondering about how that worked for a while.

Clear-Cut
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by MinsoPhoto: wow mulch? I actually thought this was a stump. Stumped me :)

Here are a couple of other views which make it more obvious what it really is. I was afraid the tiny bit of spiderweb I left in might give it away ... :-)

Floaties°
by JamesDowning

Comment:
Right off this reminded me of one I took a while ago ... in comparison to your picture I chose to create a more "colorful" (but perhaps less realistic-looking) version, and I used the circular vignette to try and give the impression of a micro-photograph. Otherwise, you did a nice job capturing the details and textures.

The Last transit for a while... Next time we will not be here
by HighNooner

Comment:
That's a nice effect with the blurring of the sun and framing it with the plants ... nice to see something other than a tiny black dot on a big orange dot on a black field (like mine).

Best Food In Town
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by posthumous: I was also reminded of Stephen Shore and similar photographers. I almost hung it in the gallery.

Dang! So close ... serious, this whole batch of comments is really appreciated -- that old, slightly faded color slide/print look is just what I was trying for; I thought it matched the subject matter.

I also like that it's a capture of a one-time opportunity, being shot from a high seat in a bus, which was briefly stopped at an intersection, and which it's not that likely I'll be riding again.

I'll have to look up Stephen Shore -- I'm not familiar with his work ... OK, maybe you were thinking of something like this?

For contrast (sic), here is the "original" edit of this shot, before desaturation

Message edited by author 2012-05-08 14:05:08.

Feeding Time
by Kelli

Comment:
Perfect timing -- nice work!

Maneater
by Eisley

Comment:
Very evocative ... I think the under-saturated look works well, especially with the framing by the dark hair.

ETA: It looks like you may have used a ring-light/flash -- it makes the catchlights look a bit odd to me, though it could be intentional ...

Message edited by author 2012-02-23 20:43:03.

Crown Cork
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Looks good to me!

The Rose
by Kelli

Comment:
Great effect -- looks just like a blurry rose. I think you got the record for this challenge for spread between the votes given by commenters and the overall average:

80th place with an average vote of 4.6780
Average Vote (Commenters): 7.333