Going After The Low-hanging Fruit
by GeneralE

Comment by jgirl57:
Not voting- commenting only

Perfect title, and great subject, just think it wasn't used to your advantage. I do this myself all the time..LOL This shot really doesn't do anything for me though, sorry,
The leaves look great but the oranges not so great

My thoughts are leading to less concrete and less of the top of leaves perhaps getting more of just the bottom dropping of the oranges only and really focusing close on one of the oranges leaving the other oranges blurry perhaps

Going After The Low-hanging Fruit
by GeneralE

Comment by damjanev:
The orange (both as the fruit and the colour) does not have the impact factor that i expect in an orange themed challenge. The fruit is lost between the leaves, the shadows and the ground. It just doesn't stand out in any way.

Lighthouse_1142590-ed
by GeneralE

Comment by Catherine_B:
Wow, that is much improved! Thank you for your edits and the screen prints of how you did them! I have been working at post processing skills, watching videos and toiling away in Lightroom. I think it is time to jump into Photoshop as I can't do what I want w/ Lightroom. I also tried NIK and Topaz, for their free trial period, but really only frustrated myself, as each software package seems to require hours of practice before you get any usable benefit. As usual, too many interests and not enough hours to pursue them all!

... And Counting
by GeneralE

Comment by hajeka:
This makes you think...

Lighthouse_1142590-ed
by GeneralE

Comment by MikeO:
I see the banding was present in the original. Hope you did not think I was being critical of your work Paul !

Lighthouse_1142590-ed
by GeneralE

Comment by MikeO:
A lot of banding in the sky on this

South Hall, A.D. 1873
by GeneralE

Comment by hajeka:
Lovely building with a nice color choice. I'm not so happy with the blurry look on the left and right. Perhaps it would look better without the border.

Smoke_IMG_4352-Lt3-R-RS25
by GeneralE

Comment by Catherine_B:
This made me think of the Rockettes. It looks like an abstract of a chorus line of dancing girls. Very pretty and nice texture.

Steel and Foam
by GeneralE

Comment by vlado:
Commenting as part of my commitment to Team Suck:

Acoustic tiles in an orthodontist's office... to drown out all the drilling and screaming?

Steel and Foam
by GeneralE

Comment by Catherine_B:
Didn't get around to commenting on this in the challenge....

Funny thing is the thumb nail for this image jumped out at me right away. It was one of the fist images I viewed in the challenge. But, I didn't like it as much full size.... something got a bit lost from thumbnail to full size. I think stainless is really hard to photograph, and maybe that is the issue. The composition of the shot was interesting but the relationship of the background to the subject got muddied.