February Thaw
by riley

Comment by vandal:
Fantastic shot. Great color selection

February Thaw
by riley

Comment by Mr_Pants:
Great selective desaturation.

February Thaw
by riley

Comment by Maverick:
Not really fond of the use of selective desaturation here. It doesn't really add to the photo other than to prevent the guardrail from blending in too much with the trees - adding some contrast might have accomplished that in a better way imho. Also, the bridge is not perfectly horizontal - in this framing, it is somewhat awkward. Might be better to include part of the bridge that is connected to the ground.

February Thaw
by riley

Comment by srbrubaker:
The bridge works perfectly with its environment. It's a little hard to believe that the railing was quite that green and the rest of the composition that black and white. Whether it complies with the rules or not, it is a nice aesthetic choice to make. Those icecicles are really the 'icing' on the cake. Nice.

February Thaw
by riley

Comment by EaThis:
great popping green

February Thaw
by riley

Comment by dragonlady:
It might have been a more effective composition without the green on bridge. It seems to intrude on the black and white.

February Thaw
by riley

Comment by mitähä:
Im not so sure, You are allowed to do this kind of editing by the Basic Editing Rules, but if You are - did the photo really become any better - or did it become worse?

Ollie the Basset Hound.jpg
by riley

Comment by Neil:
Very cute!

Fern
by riley

Comment by Ivar:
Very nice and clear picture. The background is a bit distracting to, a narrower dof would have helped.

Fern
by riley

Comment by notonline:
Excellent choice of DOF and the colors and clarity are outstanding. Well done and keep up the good work in 2005. <8>

Honestly its just a plant but very well shot.