Alone White Rook
by whiterook

Comment:
Not up to your usual standards there WR. And almost 20 places off the brown!

Life Under a Microscope
by Rebecca

Comment:
A rare lensbaby shot... had this picked right away. What a great effect!

the night before rehab
by tapcity

Comment:
Gritty and (I don't usually say this) a little shitty.

In other words it's powerful in a negative way. Do I hate it? no. Do I love it? I really don't think it's about the Black and White of it...

only thing i would do differently is to see if I could overpower the noise with some luminance noise rather than chrominance noise. Would shift the focus a bit from the technical to the content.

I wonder if anyone else noticed the big jug of orange tang sitting off to his left... The accompaniment of methadone where I come from.

I doubt that this pic would have the same impact without the title.

Placid
by lovethelight

Comment:
gorgeous shot, fantastic pose, tremendous effort. No doubt this is a shot you will be proud of for a long time to come. I hope this goes up on your wall.

if i were to change the color of the shirt, I would go with changing the cyan to a nice blue to match the water.

how's this?

Details on pic.

Message edited by author 2007-06-25 02:53:06.

Portrait of a Cat
by Ben

Comment:
Nice pic! A TINY bit overzealous on the saturation on the reds and greens on the left and a very tiny bit soft on the segment to the right... also, could have done without the blurry blob in the foreground...

Still, an excellent pic in general.

untended
by Skip

Comment:
Lookin good skip. I like that the fishing lines are visible... IMHO, could use a bit more contrast, particularly in the sand on the left and in the waves on the sea. maybe brightening the non-shadows in the sea might help.... darkening the waterlines in the sand...

and of course the horizon....

I can't help but wonder if there might be something nice added by putting a little bit of gradient in the sky... just a hint, something to complement the very slight vignette in the corners.

nice mood!

Japanese Silver Grass
by emayner

Comment:
Something particular about this shot. The size and repetitiveness of the bokeh matchs the texture and flow of the grass very well.

• First Night, 2007 •
by Bear_Music

Comment:
*picks jaw up off the ground* wow. don't know what's more exceptional, the image or the amount of work you put into images. Wow.

Pure as the Rose, as the Enfolding Heart
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I think the thickness of the border is appropriate, but I wonder if it might be a bit nicer with a softer color such as one sampled from a bit inwards from one of the edges. personal taste really. Great job as usual :)

My Baby Sitter
by Kronus

Comment:
gulp! seems a bit blotchy in the skin, but otherwise stunning.