Thirsty Boots
by wmstark

Comment:
There's a bad magenta cast to this photo. I also think it could benefit from some more contrast... it looks a bit washed out. 4

In the classic style
by JC_Homola

Comment:
Beautifully lit fruit, but what's all the blue stuff in the background? 6

Macintosh
by scab-lab

Comment:
Strange title, gorgeous picture, great lighting, shame about the hotspots. 7

Graceful Tempest
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
All NeatImage does is remove noise. As a result of using it 3 times for this image, it has the result of losing a lot of detail, and giving an unusual blurred look. The main reason though, is that after the curves and colour adjustments there was tons of noise.
The photo really didn't look far off the finished DPC entry after opening it in Photoshop and applying the curves adjustment. That is what resulted in the strong sky colours, as it was taken at sunset, and quite a nice one at that.

Coffee Time
by Nazgul

Comment:
Photo really needs some sharpening. Nice choice of subjects. 6

A kiss...
by Yankl

Comment:
Great photo... but not a still life. 2

Dead Roses -- Magazine Lovers
by JPR

Comment:
Beautiful picture, but not a still life in my book. There's a person in it. 2

Putting a spark into still life....
by MikeO

Comment:
Great choice of subject, and very effective lighting. The background lets it down badly though. 6

Graceful Tempest
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Thanks to those of you that liked this... it's still one of my lowest scoring pics though. The unusual effect came from a curves adjustment that made the mid-shadows brighter than the mid-highlights. Also lots of runs though NeatImage, and some extreme colour balancing.

Halloween
by Louison

Comment:
Great initial shot, with fantastic lighting. Love the Photoshoppery as well.