feel the cold (day #24)
by Mephisto

Comment:
OMG .. and not a soft focus in sight !!! .. this is a stunning and excellent photograph .. love the processing .. & alice has got in first on my last three comments .. her advise is great .. i sort'v agree with her about the clouds .. love the intensity of that road and the grittyness of it going off into the distance .. this is definitely a WOW .. :)

after the storm (day #25)
by Mephisto

Comment:
OMG .. this is totally stunning .. such a beautiful scene .. excellent processing .. :)

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by sfalice

Comment:
yes it is very chaotic, and i prefer your converted to b&w/blue one .. :) .. even so, its got a charm of its own with those beautiful colours .. i love how you've been able to get a very high contrast/light .. and not blown out the lighter areas .. :)

purple-flowers-with-red-stalkTINT
by sfalice

Comment:
WOW .. this is absolutely stunning .. such detail, so contrasty .. love your conversion .. this is FANTASTIC .. :) .. and i mean FANTASTIC .. !!!

wildflower-white.
by sfalice

Comment:
doesnt look like you need any lessons in converting to b&w !! .. this is absolutely beautiful .. fantastic lighting .. everything about this is perfect .. i love the border, totally suits the image .. :)
edit to say after i've seen the colour version .. i love how you've made the yellow in the centre really dark .. excellent ..

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Swing High - Day 23
by sherpet

Comment:
brilliant shez .. and not a square crop .. !!! .. excellent details, design and drama !! .. you have a totally wonderful unique style .. :)

fountainbw.jpg
by Luguer

Comment:
this one is my favourite .. the contrasts and the design .. :)

Day 18 Foot Shower
by lilkarebear

Comment:
brilliant photograph .. so graphic and detailed .. love the bird tracks in the sand ... excellent in b&w .. great process .. :)

Day 20 Football
by lilkarebear

Comment:
so much action, so much going on .. bet you werent so bored because you were taking photographs tho ??!! :)

Old Buttons
by krnodil

Comment:
ahha .. i looked at this photograph and thought it somehow had a familiar appearance, so i looked at the lens you used and its the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro ... i have a Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon which is great in its way but not a good quality glass or anything .. and i got the canon 100mm after a long deliberation and trying out owen's ... i had to put my tamron in to be fixed as soon as i got the canon because it was sticking on the focus and zoom etc and so i went from 18-200mm to a fixed 100mm lens, and because the tamron was away for over two months then i only had the 100mm fixed for all that time .. it was another excellent learning experience but i really appreciated the tamron when i got it back .. i do love the wide angle ... since i've been in dpc i've learnt more than i could have possibly learnt in any other way .. its a fantastic site ...
i notice that you've got heaps of lenses .. i wouldnt mind your 400mm, ... altho f1.8 seems very appealing as well, for soft focus etc ..
i reckon a lens like my tamron 18-200mm, but good quality, and down to f2.8 would be the perfect lens for me ... they're very expensive tho .. decisions decisions .. lol ... :)
you have some awesome work in your portfolio .. a pleasure to see .. :)