Wizard Husky
by P-A-U-L

Comment by Yandrosxx:
I knew there had to be at least one good portrait of a fan. You won. Really like it.

Wizard Husky
by P-A-U-L

Comment by Lydia:
I love this!! Fabulously simple. And simply fabulous!


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High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by tanguera:
A fairy tale image, full of promise and suspense. Congrats on the ribbon

High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by Lydia:
I am so happy to see this ribbon!

High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by jomari:
Congratulations on the Blue for this lovely shot. 9 from me, pity it didn't quite get 7, but if 5.9xxx is a tiny violin, couldn't 6.9728 be a tiny harp? I didn't actually recognize her head gear as a helmet, I thought it was a cold weather hat.

High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by NiallOTuama:
Spectacular! Well done Paul! Shame you didn't get the 7!

High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by P-A-U-L:

Originally posted by markwiley: The processing lends a great mood to this. Nicely done. ETA: I just want return to say I have a lot of respect for your bold choices in processing. I might not have even experimented with this much grain or this color palette, and if I had I likely would have been reluctant to enter for fear it might get hammered in voting. Glad it paid off nicely for you.

Thanks Mark - I must admit I was surprised it did so well as on one of my monitors it looked terribly pixellated in the middle region. I liked the composition of the original photo but without the processing I think it would have been a different kettle of fish.

The experimentation with the colour palettes is always fun due to being colour blind:)

Message edited by author 2013-02-15 05:00:12.

High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by markwiley:
The processing lends a great mood to this. Nicely done.

ETA: I just want return to say I have a lot of respect for your bold choices in processing. I might not have even experimented with this much grain or this color palette, and if I had I likely would have been reluctant to enter for fear it might get hammered in voting. Glad it paid off nicely for you.

Message edited by author 2013-02-14 15:39:54.

High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by Neil:
Wonderful image, congrats.

High as a kite
by P-A-U-L

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
I'm happy to see this one on top of the stack. Congrats on the ribbon for a very engaging image.
It's good to see that people are accepting that technical perfection is more about getting what you want into the image, than about getting every detail sharp and every color creamy smooth.