Last Supper
by De Sousa

Comment:
Stunning effort! This is such a fantastic interpretation of the Last Supper. Congrats on a special image.

Mona Lisa Smiles
by scarbrd

Comment:
An excellent image - Congrats on the Bluew

I went to the woods to search for inspiration
by LanceW

Comment:
I don't know why this one hits me so hard - but it is probably due to a combination of a splendid and stunningly simple image, a fantastic title to capture the mood, and a fantastic story 10

Everything But The Kitchen Sink
by J-Me

Comment:
really nice idea but the image seems a little too staged

Where am I ?
by h2

Comment:
Love the image and the processing - my answer to this question is - I really don't care - this place is GORGEOUS!!!

day 6. slice of life. silhouettes & sky
by roz

Comment:
Roz- what a freakishly cool sky! The clouds seem to have been raked by the trees to give them their texture

Blue Daisy
by Xuko

Comment:
Rick - A good first effort. Close cropping can work really well with these pretty flowers. A couple of pointers on post processing.

First - make USM (unsharp mask) your friend. This filter is a technique to increase local contrast resulting in sharper and more defined images. Go to Filters - Sharpen - Unsharp Mask to get to it. A good quick rule of thumb is for images for DPC (around 640pixels across) is to use values of ~100-300%, 0.2 radius, and 0.0 threshold. You can play with the sliders to get the look you want but don't overdo it - if you see jagged edges around objects, you have gone too far!

Second - follow the tutorials to learn how to use adjustment layers. These non-pixel containing layers allow you to adjust and readjust the levels, contrast/brightness, hue/saturation, etc over and over again so that you can maximize the editing.

Third - If you are not currently using levels and the histogram, you might this a powerful tool for improving the dynamic range of your photos.

I tried a quick edit of your first entry and noticed that the histogram for the photo seems to be a little off. The image itself seems a bit light and therefore a little lifeless. By using the full range of darks to lights on the histogram, you will maximize the differences between dark and light.

Good luck and welcome to DPC!
Peter

Rangley Lake Region
by printer4u

Comment:
You are not kidding - that is a lot of color - nice capture. I wish southern VT would have been as colorful this weekend!

Franconia, NH
by DJWoodward

Comment:
This is stunning - great job Del. The softness of the rushing water against the cold granite with the newly fallen leaves works so well together. What exposure did you end up using for this one?

Harvest Picnic
by photokariangel

Comment:
Beautiful! Great job with the soft lighting and rich warm colors.