Where the Sidewalk Ends
by tate

Comment:
hahahah love it

el`e·men'tal : John Paul Caponigro
by Rikki

Comment:
suddenly I think I found Rikki's picture.
jesus christ, the young padawan cuts the jedi master in half

edited to add - damn 10-22 :P

Panorama in 4:3
by GeneralE

Comment:
I tried a couple of things to bring out the dynamic range in this image... for Basic Editing, Adding a Channel Mixer at 120/-10/-10 definitely brought out the contrast a bit more; the image could be re-duotoned from that. For Advanced Editing, duplicating the layer, setting to Multiply mode, and adding a white-black-white vertical gradient added a nice sense of richness to the image, and helped out the sky a lot. In both cases I finished up with a USM at 60%, .3 radius, 0 threshold.

I'm another member of the crowd that thinks that this is a good picture and conceptually strong, just not presented quite as well as it might have been.

Piss Angel
by treenode

Comment:
one of the few I've seen so far w/o the artist's name in the title - that can actually get away without the reference by name. Subject-wise, I have to say I'm not a fan of shots that focus primarily on figurines... I feel like it's kind of like taking a macro of a dollar bill. In this case, it's like a macro of a dollar bill in a jar of urine. (Were you faithful to your title?)

The original photo derived a lot of its power from its sanguine color and careful use of texture and light - not to mention that it's a crucifix with the hanging body of Christ in a jar of piss. No angel can equal the impact of the Son of God for impact in this context.

I wonder what you learned while making this picture.


Aside from those two points, one of which is definitely personal bias and the other of which may be needlessly comparative, I think this is a good picture. There's enough detail to hold interest - and a well-placed highlight on the halo - with enough obscured to create a sense of depth and mystery. The diffuse lighting through the liquid creates an eerie glowing effect around the figurine. It will be interesting to see how this one scores.

Ansel Adams
by fredandaud

Comment:
Composition is very nice. Processing-wise, this is close, but not quite right for an AA tribute. The horizon line has a visible glow from processing and the blacks and whites are just a bit too solid to the point of detail loss. A more carefully reprocessed version would be a nice thing to see.

Rain Squared
by Gringo

Comment:
whoa, this is gnarly. is this a photo, or digital art? I really can't tell. The perspective on the umbrella and the person against the perfect grid is totally throwing me off. Very cool.

The Road Less Taken
by Rikki

Comment:
hey Rikki, great work here. Never would have guessed it was yours! Congratulations on your personal best, and a lovely landscape that makes an excellent addition to your portfolio.

Yes,I too am bored.
by dickwilhelm

Comment:
love the title :)
(check yr spelling!)

Perfect Calm
by TooCool

Comment:
I'm afraid I don't know to whom this is a tribute :(

three peaks
by goc

Comment:
I don't know who this is a tribute to :(