walk to infinity
by hanneke

Comment:
I think the horizon is a bit off.
:P

I can see this edited as a selective desat, keeping the balloons orange.
Thank you for not doing that - looks cool like this!

Emma's Braids
by susi

Comment:
Magic, and a very nice effect done on this one.
A shot she is sure to cherish.

mustang.jpg
by NorthStar

Comment:
In full-size, this is great!
The P-51D Mustang has to be my all-time favorite plane, and this shot does it justice.

bw-Judy.jpg
by bergiekat

Comment:
I warned her not to look in Leroy's portfolio.
Hope she didn't get stuck like that...

Alanfreed
by scalvert

Comment:
That doesn't look at all like him.
He looks like:

Whatcha' do to the real Alan? Huh? Huh?

Chubby Cheeks
by nsoroma79

Comment:
Your favorite of the month, and now in my favorites of the site.
Simply a heartwarming image that I would be proud to call my own.

waiting
by yanko

Comment:
Excellent in every form of the word Richard!

Crack'd
by posthumous

Comment:
Certainly one that grabs my attention and urges me to sit and study it.
Very creative and under-rated in my opinion.

Sunset Garden
by Judi

Comment:
I am quite amazed I never made this a favorite yet,
but happy to make it your 1,000th favorite.

Stunning shot Judi!

507262_After.jpg
by Brad

Comment:
I run a few steps in basics such as levels and shadow/highlight, then ran Gorman's 16-bit B&W conversion (atncentral.com), then after flattening, make some layer adjustments such as levels / brightness / contrast, etc.
In this case, I also lightened the one side of her face a little, did some light detail work on the eyes, and applied a slight soft focus layer on it, masking out the eyes and mouth, final adjustments to the selective white adjustment. and applied some USM.