Duck
by GinaRothfels

Comment by cris:
feathers lack clarity as too bright

COPY
by GinaRothfels

Comment by jpochard:
Hi from the Critique Club.

When I first view a photo to critique, I try to guess which challenge it has been from (without looking at the title or the challenge info.) I thought for sure this was from the desat challenge, as it appears that the green button is the focus of an otherwise grayish shot.

I was surprised to see it under "choices" because I just don't undertand what the choice is here? It's a dencent close up shot of the green button, but there's no interest here for me as the viewer. It appears to be more a sort of informative photo - such as you might find in the instruction manual for this device - to point out each feature.

That's really my only drawback to the entry - lack of interest.

I hope that my comments have been helpful.

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by spydr:
and a red hat?

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by hgpayne:
HA! Looks like my Aunt Vi! Except that hat would also be purple.

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by TooCool:
Way to overexposed to make a great b/w shot. To do GREAT b/w you need to expose so that you have good highlites. Here the highlights are blown out...
TC

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by pcody:
That's my friends favorite poem. I like how the title really ties in with the photo and you did the technique properly. It seems to me that the exposure was off or there was too much post processing done. The grays in the foreground are dull and the water and other bank are overexposed. If I was working on this one, I would have created a duplicate layer and erased the woman and the foreground (or created a mask) and blended the light portions with a multiply mode. That would have at least given a more even tonal value to the picture. But then again, what am I thinking?

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Pooba:
You go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by qnjt:
great job with

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Dave Gordon:
A nice illustration of the poem. The B&W scene works well as background, IMHO she needs a purple hat to really stand out.

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
by GinaRothfels

Comment by Philos:
Great idea! Looks realy good. Not my top 2, but in my top 10!