playing with fire
by noth1021

Comment:
I hope you don't mind, I took a stab at editing this so I could give you an idea of what I am talking about :)

Here's my edit:


I used the smudge tool set at 12% strength and went over the flame, then I increased the contrast a bit, applied a warming filter, low NI, and sharpened it once.

Fire is very hard to photograph because you are trying to balance between really really bright light and darkness. It is tough to expose for one or the other in the same photograph :) You did a good job!

beeeeee.jpg
by noth1021

Comment:
This is pretty good!! :) If you jazzed the contrast just a hair, it would help that bee stand out just a little more... also, the OOF police would say your focus is a little soft (they are sticklers LOL) try applying Neat Image (very very low setting) USM at 100, 2.0, 0 then history brush everything but the bee. You are getting much better in a very short time! Keep em coming! :)

B&W Day 4
by emily212

Comment:
THAT'S COOL!!! Lightning is perfectly in focus while the rest is slightly OOF making me focus on the lightning :) Fab-O!!!!!!!

Day-Three.jpg
by Rooster

Comment:
Fabulous! You have followed that tut to a T and the beginning shot was perfect for this treatment :)

Day 03 - Recycling
by WalesP

Comment:
I adore the DOF in this shot... you also have some lovely sharpness going on :)

The look.jpg
by ATAPE

Comment:
You have done a very very nice cat portrait here... makes me want to know what it was looking at :)

shelter
by ordinaryangel

Comment:
Oh my gosh you did really good! I like that the lines of your dress under there flow in with the stripes on the umbrella and take my eye down to the shadow on the floor, which has great texture... the elevator being present makes me wonder what is going on in this photo. It looks like something that you would see in a museum! :)

Day 2: Cavalry
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
PERFECT subject for that treatment. Why do those guys have their arms linked like that?? It's interesting.

Day 1: Cricket
by jasonlprice

Comment:
OH MY GOODNESS!! I could snuggle him up!! :) What a great cuddly photograph! Awesome contrast.

water play
by ordinaryangel

Comment:
What a sweet photo! I love the emotive photographs where there is no face visible :) You have always been pretty good at that! Good to see you in a side challenge again and I look forward to more :)