The Final Piece of ...
by GeneralE

Comment by visaksen:
barrel effekt from the lens

The Final Piece of ...
by GeneralE

Comment by sofapez:
In minimalism; the subject should consume only a small portion (how much is debateable) of the overall image. If the puzzle piece were in focus and the rest of the puzzel burred or background to the piece, that would be minimalism.

Zuni Butterfly
by GeneralE

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
Hah, funny heading

:-)

Zuni Butterfly
by GeneralE

Comment by neophyte:
Original piece and ad design. Many probably won't get the name play on the musical group. The silver needs to be more brilliant and there needs to be more contrast. Placement and Comp are excellent.

Zuni Butterfly
by GeneralE

Comment by magnetic9999:
lower text too big. pic and text not centered (even on each other) so alignment seems haphazard.

Zuni Butterfly
by GeneralE

Comment by train:
nice jewelry and original pieces

Old Barn and Tractor
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by Montereykiddo: Think the tractor is a bit oversaturated. The dull green tone of everything else is cool, but I would ahve gone with a dull rustic-y looking tractor instead of the bright vibrant oversaturated version :) Nice pic though

Thanks to everyone for the comments, which seem pretty consistent -- this one seemed a good exemplar ...

After some hundreds of challenges, I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've used the selective desaturation technique. The oversaturation of the tractor is partly on purpose, to really make it stand out against the background.

That exaggerated treatment is kind of necessary, because I'm one of those with a red/green color defect, and I need a lot of contrast in some colors to make them stand out. I should have masked out the tires, but just didn't really notice the red tint there.

This actually started as a vertical shot; personally I still like including the dirt road. And I think the horizon is straight, and that it's the barn roof which is crooked. I'm afraid straightening out the roof's ridgeline would make the tractor look off-kilter.

Anyway, I'm glad so many people thought the (overused) desaturation techniqued worked (in principle) for this one -- maybe I'll go back and try and get the tractor closer to International Harvester red instead of International orange : )

Zuni Butterfly
by GeneralE

Comment by Juniper366:
Great choice of lettering for the title! 9

Zuni Butterfly
by GeneralE

Comment by snackwells:
I like the lighting here but it has a pinkish cast to it which may actually reflect the true color of this piece, but appears somewhat odd. I think this works very well for an advertisement. 7

Zuni Butterfly
by GeneralE

Comment by Brad:
Main title font kind of hurts this one in my opinion.
Hard to read, and the caption "Silver, not Iron!" almost doesn't belong in an advertisement in my opinion.
A unique take on this challenge and the photography is good overall.