Sanctuary
by Konador

Comment by sbeaumont:
very nice exposure. These are hard with so much contrast and you achieved it well

Church Spires
by Konador

Comment by Konador:
Sorry, I submitted at the last minute and didn't have time to write them. Basically, I used a dark strokes effect and a brush strokes effect on different layers. I then erased different parts of each layer until each part of the photo had the amount of detail and darkness that I wanted it to have. I then dodged and burned and adjusted the hue/saturation slightly.

Sanctuary
by Konador

Comment by Gatorguy:
Nice architecture shot. The light colors are not blown and there is still detail in the darks. 6

Sanctuary
by Konador

Comment by debbybris:
I like this shot alot.....10

Church Spires
by Konador

Comment by emorgan49:
My favorite! But where are the "How To" notes?

Church Spires
by Konador

Comment by graphicfunk:
This was another image whose warm clay tones captured my imagination. Very nice.

Church Spires
by Konador

Comment by soccerdad:
This was one of two entries that didn't fit what I thought of as "impressionist" but really liked. I gave it a 10. The lighting on the original image must have been great.

Sanctuary
by Konador

Comment by downtherabbithole:
the camera is slightly tilted...but good overall

Church Spires
by Konador

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments
Very nice effect with beautifil clay colors. Nice stepping stair effect to give great interest to the comp. Bumping up.

Church Spires
by Konador

Comment by bod:
Well composed, and the colours are great. A little dark at the bottom maybe.
I'm not convinced this is the best subject for this softening effect though, I think I'd prefer to see tall the detail nice and sharp.