The road home
by vogue

Comment:
I love winding roads and this one is interesting. Not sure about the time of day and available lighting when you chose to take this photo. Nothing very dramatic about it as the light is somewhat even and flat. JMO of course. Good luck.

Sail Away
by Lonni

Comment:
Nice architecture abstract. Good job with the B&W conversion.

The Landlord's Wife
by h2

Comment:
Nice to see a portrait that's not all smoothed out with noise reduction, etc... Nice DOF and focus. Cute hat!

Man, this feels so "in your face" that I'm backing away from the monitor. :-)

I Suppose You Want A Kiss?
by ErinKirsten

Comment:
Hey, that's a fake leaf! Cool frog.

A Candid Moment
by wolf

Comment:
Very nice lighting...cute girl. Some choices made in post are taking away from this substantially IMO. You have good detail in the areas around her mouth and nose, but her cheeks and especially her eyes are overworked, giving her almost a plastic look (very smoothed out). Her left eye (our right) has lost all detail in the iris. These are obviously just one man's opinion... Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Lone rider
by mitalapo

Comment:
Nice sky, nice colors, blurry plane. :-) Good luck.

Today's Catch is.....
by wdamman

Comment:
An interesting scene with a nice storyline. Wasn't your choice, but the lighting is quite harsh with the direct sunlight. Not too many options at the time of capture probably, but a little bit of effort in post may have enriched the final presentation (for example, toning down the fish, using some light vignetting, etc...). All JMO of course. :-) Good luck in the challenge.

Toronto the Good
by VitaminB

Comment:
I'm thinking that HDR was used to obtain the results you have here, especially in the detailed shadows. Regardless...you did a very nice job with post tools to put together a fine image here. Well done!

Red Rock Canyon
by 2mccs

Comment:
Looks like a nice place to visit, especially with a camera in hand. :-) The B&W conversion works well. I'm trying to figure out if some things were done in post that are influencing my first impression. Looks like some details are smudged/blurred a tad, like a noise reduction program was applied? If not, then the focal point is the bottom right area (adjoining dark hill is sharpest). The plants in the foreground and mid-foreground seem like they could be more detailed? Then the sky looks like it was plugged in as a new layer or something (I know it wasn't...just the appearance). I say that because of the sharp line of separation at the top of the dark hill and the slight blurring of the sky and contrail.

I could be totally off base in my observations. If so, please accept my apologies in advance. Good luck in the challenge.

Mary had a little lamb
by ErikV

Comment:
At first, for a slight second, I thought she was holding a stuffed toy animal. :-) Thank you for a nice, natural portrait. You didn't go crazy in post selectively sharpening the eyes - you let the camera lens do the work for you. Well done!