Buck Fever
by Shaman

Comment by toddgray:
Great shot makes me wonder what happened to his ears. I may have cloned out the twig over his back

Pheonix Horse
by Shaman

Comment by snaffles:
I was born in the (Chinese) Year of the Fire Horse (1966), so I appreciate this shot a lot more than most who posted comments on it! I was one of your 9s.

Pheonix Horse
by Shaman

Comment by posthumous:
remarkable effect. splendid.

Pheonix Horse
by Shaman

Comment by david_c:
Very dramatic! I'd like to know what was going on here...a mustang hood ornament cast into a volcano? The mind boggles!

Pheonix Horse
by Shaman

Comment by auntpolly:
That is the neatest thing I have ever seen

Yellow Ribbon, Textures III, July 2005, Western Gray Squirrel by brianlh
by Shaman

Comment by TamaraKaulitz:
Awww
adorable

Yellow Ribbon, Textures III, July 2005, Western Gray Squirrel by brianlh
by Shaman

Comment by jerryc12:
Good tight composition but not very sharp.

Pheonix Horse
by Shaman

Comment by nutzito:
it looks a way over processed..and the shape of horse head is so unnaural

Pheonix Horse
by Shaman

Comment by lunachicken:
Thats pretty cool! Definitely a different silhouette. The harsh red and oranges fit here more than some.

Yellow Ribbon, Textures III, July 2005, Western Gray Squirrel by brianlh
by Shaman

Comment by CNovack:
Nice details on the textures off the hair and whiskers of this gray squirrel! This is also a good close-up portrait of this wild creature. My main suggestion to make this image visually pop more is to increase your dynamic tonal range of the B&W. Just off the top of my head this one DPCer's tutorial Methods of Black & White Conversion gives some good pointers on how to boast the dynamic ranges of your light and dark portions of the image. Playing around with different levels or mayhap you could adjust the contrast levels in your camera will greatly boast the 'wow' factor of the shot.