Reciepe for a good day
by griz210

Comment:
Fun composition. And wow, your commenters LOVED it!

Saturday Farmers Market
by BAMartin

Comment:
I think this is a bit too jumbled. I wonder how it would look with just the lower right stuff, so the squash were on the left edge?

Shell Life
by posthumous

Comment:
Interesting effect - I find myself wanting to move the bright shells out of the way to see the texture of the deck. Maybe a little less brightening would have made the shells hold my interest more?

Bench With a View
by Melethia

Comment:
Deb, I think this is terrific. I much prefer this over both alternative edits. Your composition, esp, catching the guy, is just spot-on.

Where it falls a little short for me is the sky, but even more the darkened tops of the towers. Tone mapping can darken areas it shouldn't, so I'd try it with two layers: tone map one, but then mask it so only the sky portion is showing, leaving the church fully bright. That'll help it stand out against the stormy sky.

That'd also free you to darken the sky a bit. Not a lot, and not as much as your alt. edit, but a bit. And I'd try just darkening it and increasing the contrast, not higher levels of tone mapping, to avoid the "halo" that appears near the church in the alt. edit.

But all of that is to suggest minor edits to a great shot.

Warm to Cool Temperature Scale
by dacrazyrn

Comment:
Wow, now THAT is a sky! Congrats on the yellow!

Searching
by andrewt

Comment:
Woohoo, Andrew. Congrats! Not only have you captured a fantastic image, you've given us an idea of how you can take an interesting but somewhat lackluster original and turn it into something wonderful. And now your top 5 are all over 7 - impressive!

Formation Flying
by bobonacus

Comment:
Congrats on so many things, starting with a poster-quality photo! FS blue, personal best, and first ribbon are tied for second. :) And what a HUGE score!

Day 22: Red Arrows
by bobonacus

Comment:
Love this one, too! Fantastic job at capturing the drama and excitement.

Bubble-iscious
by SandyP

Comment:
Oh, my. What a wonderful moment, beautifully captured! This is the kind of family shot I try to take.

Birds Can Dance
by SandyP

Comment:
Beautiful as usual! :)