Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by scrum8:
The desaturation didn't really make the bird standout that much.

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by jab119:
i feel the outline of the bird has too much of a hard line where you used the selection tool. Maybe try a softer edge next time to reduce the effect of the selection tool. not sure which program you used, but there should be an option for "soft edge"

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by Philos:
Bird looks a bit out of focus, and colors are very soft, maybe if you made the colors harder this photo would be better...

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by magnetic9999:
excellent closeup of a bird, but not the most well-rendered example of selective desat., i think the colors are not well suited - the bird doesn't look too different from black and white

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by nborton:
the bird looks a lot like a painting (not a good or bad thing, just an observation). if i were to recommend one thing, it would be to boost the contrast a little.

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by aznym:
looks like a cardboard cut-out

Bird on a hot tin roof
by Dave Gordon

Comment by graphicfunk:
Charming colors.

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by cghubbell:
I like the top - bottom balance of this, but I find the city to be the more interesting focus. Unfortunately, the foreground boat is what the image's composition and perspective emphasizes to me. Also feels hazy - some more lighting would and sharpness would bring out more of the architectural detail. Great idea - there is a lot of interest in this city scape.

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by hopper:
Seems to me this picture is missing the EnCon building (and the Hudson River Way), but maybe it's just a bit farther up river. The striped bass are running, every morning on the way to work I see tons of boats out fishing :)

Albany from across the Hudson River
by Dave Gordon

Comment by Tranquil:
I was jus tthere...is that all you could find?..just kidding, i like the image...albany is a very photogenic city...love to see more.