Vintage Jarhead
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by nygold:
The feel good image of the challenge.

I'm happy to be one of your 8's.

Vintage Jarhead
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Great portrait. At least this Marine got top spot in a 3-way tie over a washing machine and a rocking horse. ;-) Well done.

Vintage Jarhead
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by tnun:
I'm not supposed to like this.

Vertical Reflections
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by colorcarnival:
Very pretty. I love how the glow from the sunlight has been captured by the posts.

Vintage Jarhead
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by herfotoman:
So much of life displayed. Thank you.

Vintage Jarhead
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by sempermarine:
Semper Fi!

Vertical Reflections
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by Revecca:
Nice pattern. I find the background trees distracting though.

Vertical Reflections
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by godot:
I like it. I like the combination of colors.

Tomatillo Husk
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:

Originally posted by skewsme: I love tomatillo husks - nice interpretation here. Did you process this after the challenge was over? It has a lot of possibility. Don't worry about the sharpness comment. DPC has a sharpness fetish and macros usually need to be ~f/22 :P The allure of your image is its waving in and out like a vertiginous stairwell. FWIW you can sharpen more than once in minimal editing, should you choose to.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Basic editing is a huge challenge for me. With the team thing starting I never got to do anything significant with it, though I did a basic B&W at first just to see where it would go. Glad you got the idea of the intersection of 3 dimensions with a flat DOF. I've got copies at a bunch of apertures and f/8 seemed to be the most interesting. If I ever get an edit worth sharing I'll post a link.

Tomatillo Husk
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by skewsme:
I love tomatillo husks - nice interpretation here. Did you process this after the challenge was over? It has a lot of possibility. Don't worry about the sharpness comment. DPC has a sharpness fetish and macros usually need to be ~f/22 :P The allure of your image is its waving in and out like a vertiginous stairwell. FWIW you can sharpen more than once in minimal editing, should you choose to.