Atmospheric
by GolferDDS

Comment:

Originally posted by colorcarnival: Is that a phone on the other side? Clever idea whatever it is. The frost is pretty.

Thanks Michelle,
Its an LED light on the other side.

Flight of the Eagle
by vawendy

Comment:
Wow Wendy, this is gorgeous!! Pin sharp and a beautifully matching backround. Congrats on the Blue. Thank you for the comment on my entry. I have responded in my comments:)

Focused
by GolferDDS

Comment:

Originally posted by 3DsArcher: I envy your opportunity to photograph these magnificent birds. This is really well captured

Thanks for the comment Alex. Surprisingly, I captured this scene about 50 yards away off the road in a corn field on the way to the mall. I have taken previous pictures of several eagles that live near here but this time they had ventured closer to the road to feast on some road kill. Normally they are very aware of me and fly off. This time I was able to pull my car over to the side, get out and shoot several shots before they left.

Focused
by GolferDDS

Comment:

Originally posted by vawendy: I'm wondering if you did sharpening on the whole image? It looks like there's some strange things going on in parts of the background, especially in the lower right? If you're working on sharpening and clarity, you might want to do it on the bird, and not on the background to make it look a bit more natural. You don't need to blur it, just don't sharpen or even just reduce clarity in camera RAW if you're using Adobe. Great capture, a bit uncomfortable in the processing.

Thank you for the comment Wendy. Yes, you are correct. I noticed the distortion of the backround. It seems to occur when I use my 100-400 lens on certain images when I try to sharpen the image with Topaz. I should have as you suggested tried to selectively sharpen the bird. It's an unappealing backround and I thought it made it look a little like water:( so I left it alone.

the long climb
by roz

Comment:
I'm really glad you decided to enter this beautiful macro. You display such a wide variety of insects. It's a real treat to see what you will enter next. It doesn't bother me a bit if you "stage" a composition. Some may object but I feel it adds to the imagination and creativity of the art of photography.

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment:

Originally posted by LevT: You could call it "Anna Karenina's last view" )). Nice shot Larry, and well processed!

Wished I had thought of it ;) !

Last Train Of The Night
by GolferDDS

Comment:

Originally posted by roz: this is wonderful Larry . i would love to know the backstory .. did you risk life and limb .. or just life . !! . ;)

Hi Roz,
Not much of a back story. Dropped my wife off at the grocery store (the building in the backround). It's near the light rail. I was driving around taking some pictures while she was shopping. Parked my car nearby the tracks and waited for the train to come by and took several pictures, chose this one. It was actually lighter out than the final edit appears but I used some selective editing (darkening and lighting) to give it some atmosphere!

Bird on a Branch
by roz

Comment:
Love that eye!

Daily Commute
by MichaelC

Comment:
What a great scene. The surfer turns average into outstanding!!

Converging
by markwiley

Comment:
Iconic city nighttime scene. Excellent composition.