February
by Kelli

Comment by DigiFotoBuddy:
Too busy a picture. Shadows, trees everything is too cluttered. May be color version would have been little better to differentiate objeccts. One of my low score, sorry.

Youth
by Kelli

Comment by Quigley:
Hello Kelli, sorry to take so long to get to you for my commenting but better late then never.

I like the eyes and the angle of the shot. I wonder if you processed this in B&W if it would have been more of a hit with the voters?

There is a definite snap shot feel to this photo and I wonder if that was your intention?

All the best to you and yours.

MAX!

February
by Kelli

Comment by annig:
very glaring and over sharpened on my monitor. would have been a nicer touch to go soft IMO, espec the way the shadow "travels" the path

February
by Kelli

Comment by TrollMan:
It almost looks messy to me due to all the detail... maybe the mid-tone contrast has been boosted a little too much. Otherwise a good scene.

Sunshine & Shadows
by Kelli

Comment by NikonJeb:
Kelli, I basically liked this shot, but it lacked that "Grab me" thing that I'm looking for in a B&W. Can you amp it up at all with contrast? Nice scene....

Sunshine & Shadows
by Kelli

Comment by rodfulk:
Good Shot

February
by Kelli

Comment by rodfulk:
I like this, very defined.

Number 7 - Exploring the river bank
by Kelli

Comment by Neil:
What a great shot. I like the crop and scene. I like the textures too, of course, but I think Topaz has overemphasized the rocks. I would suggest trying to darken the BG and bring him out with a bit of vignetting, and burning of highlights. To illustrate (and confirm) what I'd suggest--I hope it's ok--I downloaded this version and did a little playing in PS.

I toned down colors a bit by copying the layer, blurring it significantly, and then setting the mode of the layer to color. I was intending to reduce color noise in the rocks by doing that, but the toned down look really worked for me. Then I vignetted, with the focal point a small area around him; then I flattened and burned highlights around the edges, to darken even more.

Here's what you get when you play in such a manner. Just to give you some ideas. Hopefully, I didn't overstep my bounds by trying this, it's in my workshop for now; if I did, let me know and I'll remove it:

February
by Kelli

Comment by posthumous:
Beautiful. What music!

February
by Kelli

Comment by Ja-9:
over sharpened, like the B&W of the shot but it looks to "wiry" and processed