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by Judi

Comment by Toniann220:
8 .......cute

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Comment by Tammer:
Oh my! Love the eye color matching the background and the black works so well too. LOL

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Comment by bfox2:
Certainly intense, I like the emotion. Was there anybody else around while you were doing this and did they think you were crazy? :)

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Comment by madison461:
Well, ok then!

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Comment by Bebe:
Great image. I LOVE the violet eyes.

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Comment by BeeGee:
WOW, is that a nightmare of yours ? ;-)

Good shot, just doesn't really say conspiracy to me.

a 7 from me, considering all aspects of the challenge/topic and picture quality.

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Comment by Bear_Music:
hahaha... coulda titled this one "No More Heida!" Helluva sky :-)

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Comment by Jutilda:
ROFL. I think I'd have really grunged up the face and made it more "dirty." Fun though. Hope you had plenty of makeup remover!! Love the purple background.

Who Took My Branch Away....! HELP!!!
by Judi

Comment by sher:
Critique Club:

This is a very cute set-up with bright, cheerful colors. The little piece of green leaves is a nice touch.

While I do like the white background, the lighting seems a bit harsh or the levels/curves were overly adjusted. The hard shadows are a little distracting and could be softened a bit by moving your subjects farther away from the background.

The close crop on the right is effective in conveying the sense of urgency on the part of the bird to leave the scene.

I noticed the processing steps in your comments. I'm not sure if you've listed them in the order in which you performed the steps but if you did, I would suggest cropping and resizing before you sharpen. Sharpening should be the last step in processing.

Good luck in future challenges!

Eyes Wide Open
by Judi

Comment by wewillexplore:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Hi Judi!

Nice shot! I love the contrasts in this photo except one place - the beads that come down are grey. You've got great whites, good blacks and then these greys hanging around - it sort of tones down the "high contrast"

In portraits, I always try to get the eyes in focus. I get "soft focus" but in an advanced editing challenge, you could easily bring the eyes back in focus with the history brush or by using layers.

OOH, know what would really make this shot pop out? Unsharpmask settings of 20, 40, 0. Just try that. :D I see it! :) This is a great shot and with a 6, hopefully you're happy!

happy shooting
Matt