Holy motion blur Batman!
by Elvis_L

Comment:
Sheesh. I saw this in the "DNMC" thread. I gave it an 8! Some people ...

Two Birds and the Rule of Thirds
by jdannels

Comment:
Sweet shot, sweet title! :)

Beautiful Spots
by bnilesh

Comment:
Congrats on the fantastic shot and new personal best score! :)

Sentimental Graveyard
by neolestat

Comment:
Hmm. The model is, of course, lovely.

But I can't help but think the situation seems a little forced. That's not an outfit someone would typically wear to a funeral.

So that makes me think she's someone who's a little conflicted, like she stopped by to visit a grave on her way to a cocktail party.

If that's what you were going for, great.

Octopussy
by neolestat

Comment:
Okay, no sheep here.

I'm not offended so much as bored. This reminds me of the various "shock jocks" on radio who do stupid stuff just to get others to act offended.

In your comments, you claim the idea is to make people think. Think about what? Seafood and sex?

Heart of the New West
by sea2c

Comment:
A little too much sky, since there's nothing going on up there. But nice shot otherwise.

Squeeze
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
Absolutely thought it was a marble from the thumbnail. Good work!

Reflections Golden on a Pond
by whitewolf

Comment:
Ha! GREAT job hiding that smiley face. :)

Come on, Vogue...
by xianart

Comment:
Fun fun! :)

Afternoon Thunderstorms
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Hi Julie. This composition is quite nice, but my eye wants something more. I'm guessing it's contrast.

I noticed you desaturated by using the saturation slider. Instead, try using the channel mixer. You'd be amazed at how different you can make the same scene by using different amounts of the red, green, and blue channels.

In case channels are new to you, they're B&W versions that use different levels of gray, from black to white, to show how much of each of red, green, and blue appear in the photo. So something that's bright red will appear almost white in the red channel, but almost black in the blue. Every color combines red, green, and blue in different amounts, and channels separate those levels out. If you're using Photoshop, you can see the "channels" tab in the same box as the layers. Turn each of them on one at a time to see how they work.

You can really emphasize different things. For example, these are both the same shot, using only the red channel or the blue channel:



For more help, check out this DPC tutorial on converting to B&W:

Message edited by author 2006-11-22 11:11:37.