Retired after 50 years
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by rayg544:
I really like this one. Should have scored higher. A real old-time feel.

Old Horse
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by JPR:
I don't think it's the grain/noise that is the main problem although there is a little too much of it. I get the feeling that the original image itself was a bit less that nicely sharp so you tried to cover that up by making it black and white and adding noise. I do that a lot too but find it rarely works. The best grainy vintage looking black and whites usually come from sharp clean color images. :)

I still like this image though. It looks better from farther away.

Old Horse
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by skylen:
Nice B&W pic. I think the main problem is that the grain is too coarse. Maybe a finer grain and/or less amount of grain would improve it? With this much coarse grain a lot of detail is lost.

Old Horse
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by kiwiness:
It's a fine portrait, the composition is good, but like you say there is a little too much noise in it.

Old Horse
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by waterlilies:
I like the way you've framed this portrait. A lot of people (me included) feel the need to show the whole horse, or don't know where the most graceful crop would be, but you've done a nice job on this piece. He looks good in black and white because of the multi-colored nature of his coat, but I do think there's a bit much noise.

Owl
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by slynneblarp:
Love the selective desat on this. Great image!

BackDraft
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by mrorange002:
candle in the wind...
yes. I'm having the same problem with voters not knowing what my shot is in the smoke challenge. i have to say, I didn't know what this was either. Good shot though,
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"he went that way"
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by saintaugust:
i think this is a great shot with a good title. in another category, it could rank in the top 20.

Midas (blue period)
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by DarkRider:
I hope you didn't lose your shirt on this one...LOL your comment says " I'm putting my money on this being my highest scoring sho at dpc :"

Well you kicked my butt...I tried to stay away from the obvious VP too but it got trashed. The blue is a little over processed as you already know from the other comments. I think you composition is a little too centered the triangular shapes to the right are distracting. Positioning your shot a third to the right would eliminated these shapes bringing the blue lines from the left into focal points (rule of thirds)and also allowing for more detail from the clouds in the sky. But a great subject none the less.

"he went that way"
by Ecce_Signum

Comment by DarkRider:
Good sharp image and great job with the title. Cropping/Composition is good but with the nice constant green background I think I would have changed my posting to help eliminate the out of focus flower on the right.