Michelle
by Pedro

Comment:
Congratulations, Pedro, well done! It was an honour to compete against you.

white
by hopper

Comment:
Congratulations! This was a hard one, and your entry is beautiful.

Blue Eyes...Green Nose
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Beautiful! Congratulations, way to come back!!!

The Photographer
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Congratulations, Dan, on your fifth place with this beautiful image.

White Peacock
by Tej

Comment:
Just to add, wow, beautiful!

Friends Hear What You Say, But Best Friends Hear What You Don't Say
by espy2

Comment:
This is what I said,

"As for "normal, it's the defaul blend mode in PSP8. I have PSP8."

Friends Hear What You Say, But Best Friends Hear What You Don't Say
by espy2

Comment:

Originally posted by espy: The use of full photo burn is an adjustment layer in PSP8, and only changes the opacity of a full photo. It is really no different than gamma, levels, curves, or even brightness/contrast (which are all listed in the same area on PSP8). It is just more precise. No sliding scales or grids, but you can choose the opacity by a number scale. It is also no different than a full photo fade correction, or a full photo saturation correction. Therefore, this is an error in my opinion as a disqualifying image based on the reasons given. I have appealed this decision for those reasons and also because I do not believe that PSP8 is being used to determine this decision, and if it is, I would like a full technical explaination of how this differs from a "normal" blending mode in full photo processing.

SC is quite familiar with PSP8.

Then blend modes define how the layer is combined with the underlaying layer. Blending in "normal" is quite different than blending in "burn". I would say that you must realize this, otherwise why would you use burn instead of normal.

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Originally posted by espy: There is really nothing stopping me from listing it as a gamma correction or levels adjustment, rather than a full photo burn in the future, and no one would really be the wiser in PP the photo for validation. It would still say in the data that an adjustment layer was used and then layer merged, as it is listed in the same area.

Are you saying that you plan to cheat and cover it up?

Tightly Wound
by langdon

Comment:
Lovely shot - I love that shallow DOF :)

Into the Mist
by Structor

Comment:
Absolutely beautiful!

Liquid Glass
by karmat

Comment:
Wow, Karma, congratulations!!!!

I'm so proud of you :) Looks like both you and Bernard are putting that Canon to good use.

Love the combination of swirls and diagonals.