Water Drops on Impatiens
by mdhiester

Comment:
Sorry, but I'm not understanding what are your two similar subjects. Aside from that, the closer flower is pretty blurry, and the contrast is quite low.

cinema
by silverfoxx

Comment:
The most artistic shot I've seen yet. Silverfoxx? I just love the variations on theme here - how your body matches the chair's shape, the circles over the chair match your head's shape ... even the shadows are similar.

Look at me
by emlbaker

Comment:
I don't consider an object and its reflection to work for this challenge; I'm looking for two actual objects.

The Departed
by LalliSig

Comment:
Too processed for my taste, to the point I can barely find your other subject.

Comparing Apples to Apples
by loseme

Comment:
Cute idea and title, but the blurriness hurts the impact.

Buried
by karmat

Comment:
Nice idea. Try boosting the contrast and get the white to really white, not gray.

A Beater of Whipped Cream
by kashi

Comment:
Well, Lea, are YOU happy with it? I think it's a pretty neat memory-keeper kind of shot. DPC doesn't reward different kinds of looks, so again, if you like, it, be happy. :)

Sally
by purpleflutterby13

Comment:
Like the other one, this is a good start. For a quick snapshot, this would be great as is.

If you want it to "pop," I agree with meyers - punch up the contrast a bit. Ever tried sharpening to increase contrast? Use a large radius, like 50, and a small amount, like 20 (leave threshhold at zero).

Also, as always, select the eyes and lips and sharpen a bit using normal settings (midrange amount, small radius) - try something like 50,1.5,0 AFTER resizing and go from there.

Finally, this is a great chance to play with the soft light layer you and I have discussed (we did, right?). With a very soft brush, select the background and darken it. I'd also reduce the saturation. You want her lovely red hair to stand out, and right now the background looks reddish, reducing the impact. Compare this shot to mine of my daugther's to see how you want contrasting colors:

Nick
by purpleflutterby13

Comment:
Very nice shot. I would try three subtle changes and see whether you like it better:
1) Crop to just a little bit above the hat.
2) Select his eyes and from his mouth to his chin, and sharpen some more
3) Darken just a bit on his right cheek (image's left side) - not too much; it's fine to be bright than the other side.

This would be a great time to use my favorite trick of a soft light layer, but painted in black to darken instead of white to lighten. I'd bet you would need a pretty low opacity to make it look good.

untitled
by krnodil

Comment:
Yup, a very cool shot. Keep experimenting since you're getting results like this!