Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by lyta:
This would have been outstanding except the post processing is off or would seem too much going on in the midrange or neutrals. Highlights need toning down.Some contrast problems. But it looks loke a real workable pic.

Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by walrus451:
nice capture, but the contrast seems off.

Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by erschmitt:
Whoa, good action shot but looks like you od'd the shadow/highlight tool a touch

Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by mk:
Good capture of the jump. Something seems a bit off in the post-processing...I'm guessing maybe you used Shadow/Highlight a bit too much? Doesn't quite look natural.

Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by jdannels:
one vote for every tire 8

Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by BrennanOB:
its tough with this much detail in the shadows, but that tell-tail washed out shadow filter look hurts this otherwise strong shot. great timing and well framed, but it misses the saturated colors that would have put it in the top ten.

Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by Falc:
Shame, you lost a lot of contrast in this, maybe the exposure was off and you have tried to rescue it

Close Encounter-Count the Tires
by eaglebeck

Comment by hotpasta:
while it's a good action shot, the processing looks a little overdone...

No Flight Folded Wings
by eaglebeck

Comment by sherpet:
I like this one.....

Ten Petals on Bird of Paradise
by eaglebeck

Comment by DrAchoo:
On the first 15 pictures I see, I'm looking for a full 30 seconds and leaving a comment...there are a few issues here. The biggest is the soft focus, espcially on the horizontal portion of the flower. There also seems to be either a cast or something with the lighting. Actually I think I've noticed that leaves like this tend to go cyan quickly, and I don't like that. Did you boost saturation a ton? that might be the problem. Composition is fairly centered. I'm going to give this a 4. Work on the details above for your next entry and I bet it will do much better.