Hats Off
by jjbeguin

Comment:
A flea-market salesman with hundreds of hats, no customers, and a broken down car. Negative space. Congratulations on the well deserved blue ribbon.

The Shared Umbrella
by Melethia

Comment:
fantastic shot and processing Deb. love the b/w.

the night before rehab
by tapcity

Comment:
no contest - best in the show

Pure; Untouched By Man
by CassieDoodle

Comment:
great eye and a wonderful job getting the processing right. looks like film - congratulations.

Transition from Stem to Flower
by pointandshoot

Comment:

Originally posted by JuliBoc: I love the effect you got with USM. Do you have a formula you use for the different settings?

Thank you Julianne. I have no clue how to sharpen with USM but I think I read somewhere (probably in a DPC forum) that it was best accomplished in several passes of small intensity - one pass after converting from RAW and the others after final resizing. I prefer to use high pass or edge sharpening, however, neither is legal in basic. (unless the rule has been changed)
Most of the detail in this photo was a result of using an excellent lens and the fact that I backlit with a green light and front lit with daylight. This allowed me to use selective color and curves to combine the textures as I saw fit.

Hydroplane
by De Sousa

Comment:
Jorge, congratulations on another great, clever shot and blue ribbon.

Summer Storm Passing Over Mt. Whitney
by 2mccs

Comment:
Marla, congratulations on taking such a beautiful shot and progressing in the MS tourney. Good luck this week!

First Light
by aberration

Comment:
Marj, way to progress in the MS tourney - great job! Good luck this week.

The Magic Flute
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
beautiful composition - congratulations on the blue.

A Brief Moment of Silence
by jjbeguin

Comment:
As DPC grows, perhaps another ruleset, somewhere between expert and advanced editing, will be introduced to allow for this specific situation.

Meanwhile, I agree with Brad. Both you, and your photo are definitions of class. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your excellent work.