Black & White
by RianBotes

Comment:
Classic image, great Top10 Rian.

Shower
by alexlky

Comment:
Welcome Alex, albeit in a different time and week zone :)
I on the other hand am not excited by it. I think it has it's place and NG used it a lot (for them) in the 70's and early '80s. Flickr is full of creative ways to use it, as Matt says in certain shots. Me I prefer flat horizons on seascapes though sorry! The Rock Scissor Paper challenge you used it well with little distortion showing except in a palm which could be that bowed anyway.

08/52 - interaction
by mitalapo

Comment:
You're getting better at this than you think :P The DOF is at least in the correct path!

Week_8
by sempermarine

Comment:
That's what he looks like when the bat is flung at him :) (and makes contact without a cup)
The lighting is brilliant, as not one black shadow stripe from all the metal guards, is visible on his face.

patience
by posthumous

Comment:

Originally posted by Giles_uk: bokeh is a give away to whos this is going off the image a week thread...

Wasn't me, honest :P I liked the shot (7) and it's definitely grainy but that's a Don editing technique :)

Some like the donut BG (circle of confusion), others mostly don't so I try avoid it. The masking, Gaussian Blur is one way to subdue it because you have to shoot high ISO to get decent s/s but I use masking/de-noise more as I try avoid the specular highlights at time of shot. Here's two examples:
My std original: My GB Edit:


Message edited by author 2012-02-29 01:26:41.

Que Sera Sera
by alexlky

Comment:
Loved this study, pushed into the side of the frame and forcing me also to look up. 9.

Hitching a ride
by thilom

Comment:
Great interaction. Looks like they are bickering over the rump. A bit hot in places on the birds and the grass stalk over Z's nose distracting. Still, an 8 as I understand the difficulties and nuances of true wild photography.

*Ponder*
by nickyb

Comment:
Great choice of animal, so human-like in their traits. Wonderful pose and PP. 9.

The Rocky Way Home
by jagar

Comment:
WD!

Shall we dance?
by Budya

Comment:
Awesome. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...wd!