Holding onto Grandfather
by Pug-H

Comment:
wonderful indeed. makes one stop and look for the grandfather. subtle, yet emotive. good work.

C R E E P
by lowonenergy

Comment:
very, very good indeed.

The Window of the Soul
by Bud

Comment:
a lovely portrait. super composition and exposure. my one quibble is the eyes. the USM has made strange little sparkly things in the eyes, like they're filled with shiny dust.

i was getting tired of usm doing that to me, so i took what i'd read somewhere inthe forums and applied it to my work:

duplicate your background layer
do a high pass filter at around 10 pixels (or more, it's up to you)
blend option that layer to soft light
alt+click on the mask icon to create a complete mask of the layer
paint in just the eyes.

this will sharpen them nicely

duplicate background layer again
blend option screen
alt+click layer mask
paint in eyes
adjust opacity until don't look freaky.

this gives the eyes a little more light and oomph.

This way keeps the appearance of the real texture of the eyes.

this is only legal in advanced

an example:

Message edited by author 2006-10-08 08:30:33.

Here to Say Goodbye.jpg
by smellyfish1002

Comment:
very very good. subtle and moving. well thought out and executed.

Day 4 - Hide and Seek
by jeannybeany

Comment:
very nice!

IMG_3599.JPG
by C-Fox

Comment:
ok, we need the backstory on this one!

Wild Dawg
by Qwest30

Comment:
simply superb.. very very funny... well done!

Day 1 Charlie
by UNCLEBRO

Comment:
lovely. great composition and exposure. good deatail on the cat, and a nice pure black.

Can U C Me Day 2
by sherpet

Comment:
oo, yeah, much better!

Dance of Passion
by silverscreen

Comment:
the 'photo is wonderful. the frame - not so sure about that. it's just a bit too much.

a very composition. the only problems are a few edges where the shels are out of focus, but the selection line is very sharp, making it look 'applied.