February
by Diana

Comment:
Nice catch of this rainbow. Could possibly use a bump up in curves and saturation. A great rainbow needs some "wow" applied.

MAY
by SDW

Comment:
Not what I would normally expect to see on a calendar, but for certain themes, I suppose.

February Thaw — Pleasant Bay
by Bear_Music

Comment:
There is some excessive noise reduction or blurring of some kind going on here. I'm divided on if I like the effect or not.

April - Month of the tulips
by hajeka

Comment:
Nice and clear and colorful. I'm not a huge fan of floral shots, but good is good.

The Look
by dwterry

Comment:
Not exactly a natural pose. Well, perhaps for a model it is! I like it though, but that pose makes me wonder what she is doing.

Gleam of Hope
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
Cool glow and nice textures. Maybe a little centered for my preference, but I don't know how else you would crop this shot.

Armillary sphere
by GemGem

Comment:
Interesting shapes. What is it?

I see a big problem with this, however.

There is a lack of sharpness and clarity to this photo and I think most of it is due to the use of excessive JPEG compression. Your file size of only 44k indicates a highly compressed image and that is what is robbing a lot of the detail and sharpness from this image. Check your compression settings when you save your file. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit. (200k for this one)

House nostalgic
by Melethia

Comment:
The effect suits it quite well. The original just appears a snapshot, while the edit has that authentic vintage digital look to it. (Is that an oxymoron?)

Number 8 - Painting the City
by Kelli

Comment:
I think you got what you were after. The original was fairly soft and flat. You did well. I might have done some selective NR or blurring on they sky to get rid of some of that graininess, but I like smooth skies. What did you use to get the look? It appears to be Topaz or what I do in PSP that has been dubbed "clarify abuse".

Message edited by author 2009-03-01 12:07:18.

Stuck
by Retroesque

Comment:
Simple but effective. I like all the grainy detail of the rocks. How did you do the b/w conversion?