the passion
by charliebaker

Comment by gloda:
Nice composition and theme. I thought about this too, but rejected the idea. Your loghting is a bit harsh I think. The right half of the face is blown out. Perhaps you just used too much contrast. The grain is cool. 6.

Kitty Nose with Appel
by charliebaker

Comment by gloda:
You got me. I had a feeling this might be someone going for the brown but I wasn't sure, so I preferred giving tips to that poor photog who couldn't handle his/her camera. Ouch.

Kitty Nose with Appel
by charliebaker

Comment by sir_bazz:
LOL

At least it wasn't a STOP sign!

bazz.

Kitty Nose with Appel
by charliebaker

Comment by aaronb532:
Congradulations on your first ribbon! (sort of...)
But who are the 5 people giving you 10's? They either have uncanny wisdom to see the "sign", or they knew it was so bad it would finish last no matter what they rated it. They were right. :)

Kitty Nose with Appel
by charliebaker

Comment by Arancha:
Great post LOL, and great tips too ... but ... Did you notice that you also got 5 tens? :)

Kitty Nose with Appel
by charliebaker

Comment by whagerbaumer:
Never laughed so hard in my life. I tried in the light challenge. I never hit gaussian blur so many times in my life. I should have added an appel.

the passion
by charliebaker

Comment by jose3032:
Great shot. Composition, lighting, subject: excellent.

the passion
by charliebaker

Comment by SDW:
Absolutely astonishing. I want to be one of the first to tell you. I love the composition, the emotion, and detail. The grainy B&W works great. 10!

Kitty Nose with Appel
by charliebaker

Comment by jenesis:
You really like apples, don't ya. ;-D

Kitty Nose with Appel
by charliebaker

Comment by charliebaker:
Thanks for all the comments and votes. Shooting for the brown? How did you guess? Maybe I just have a quirky sense of humor, but I adore the brown (ribbon) photos and thought I would try my luck at this dubious place of honor in DPC. I took the Road Sign IV shot based upon a simple strategy. Again, thanks for welcoming this newbie into the cool school of DPC.