Ooooh, Sparkly!
by MaryO

Comment:
4.2?? Ouch...

This is about as dark as you can go without being too dark, so I bet you're right about the calibration issue for some voters. It's a pity they missed out on how pretty this is.

Grate Expectations
by klkitchens

Comment:
Wow, this scored pretty average. There is hope, heh.

low key
by Starbanana

Comment:
This is very grey. Have you tried playing with the levels adjustment to achieve richer tones? I took it into Photoshop and did some sampling, and there's no true black. Is the dark grey your intent, or do you need to adjust your monitor?

Also to the floating head syndrome mentioned below, was she wearing an actual black shirt? I wonder if a different color would allow you to isolate it in the B/W conversion and let you keep more of the detail and depth. I have no experience with that, I'm just thinking out loud...

Sunrise in December
by Germaine

Comment:
I'd be curious what the original looked like. The lights from the boat seem a little bright and flared out. There's also some banding in your sky.

I do really like the simplicity of the image. It has great atmosphere.

Dec07-Shimobashira
by Pug-H

Comment:
Those are pretty cool, and your shiny car makes a nice backdrop. What kind of temperatures produce those?

Fuzzy Writing
by karmat

Comment:
When I first saw this shot I thought, "hm, I didn't know pointandshoot was doing this side challenge..." I never would have guessed it was yours. That might be the coolest shot of a crayon I've ever seen. I really like the shallow DOF you chose.

Lines
by Hipychik

Comment:
Nice gradiated (I might be making up words here) sky. There's a nice tonal balance throughout the photo. And yes, I love the lines too.

Girl in Black and White
by bvy

Comment:
My instinct too was to grab her and pull her back. You've done an excellent job of bringing that response out of all of us with what seems like such a simple photo.

Bitzy
by stargazer05766

Comment:
Well, now I want a donkey. My landlords are going to be so upset with you!

SkywaySutterButteSunset2B&Wdpc1.jpg
by cogerox

Comment:
Very effective B/W. There's a lot of depth to the whole scene and of course the lovely foreground tree.