Childe Rowland at the Dark Tower
by Kelli

Comment by Quasimojo:
I like the shot and what I think you're trying to do but this is one of those images that feels overedited with too many filters and post processing. I really think it would do better in simple black and white with only level tweaks.

Childe Rowland at the Dark Tower
by Kelli

Comment by Ann:
The idea is good. Having the sword blade running exactly along the line of the tower kind of hides it.

JRdpc.jpg
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
It's snowing! And as for conversion from RAW - I don't do anything most of the time. :-) In Bridge, I just double click the shot I want to open; the RAW window comes up with all the myriad of possibilities; I click Open Image and it pops into Photoshop. I will tweak the color temperature sometimes, and occasionally the exposure. But mostly I do everything in Photoshop.

On this one which is now a jpeg, open it in Photoshop, do a duplicate layer, then change the blending mode to Soft Light. Not legal in basic, of course, but shots from dSLRs often need boosts in saturation and contrast - soft light kinda does that all in one fell swoop.

JRdpc.jpg
by Kelli

Comment by griz210:
very nice. looks like you are doing great with the new Cam.

Impressions of tail wagging happiness
by Kelli

Comment by rugman1969:
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Shopping in the twilight zone
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
Only if small town America has fallen into the clutches of the twilight zone... it hasn't, has it? A peaceful night shot; nicely composed.

Childe Rowland at the Dark Tower
by Kelli

Comment by Melethia:
Very fitting image and processing.

Childe Rowland at the Dark Tower
by Kelli

Comment by snaffles:
interesting, great concept, but maybe a little too overprocessed for me. 7

I've got my Eye on You!
by Kelli

Comment by jan_vdw:
Stunning! Love the composition, the colours! Nice and sharp, can't believe this ended on only 5.9!

Childe Rowland at the Dark Tower
by Kelli

Comment by spencerwood:
Something about the lighting on the figure doesn't look right and appears superimposed into the tower image and seems very disconnected. Holding the sword in the air comes across to me as being comical which is quite the opposite feeling I get from the tower and the sky and this further adds seperates the tower and figure. Lovely tones and patterns on the tower, would have had more impact on its own