Forgotten Water (JPG-based retouch)
by Zed Pobre

Comment by Jutilda:
I like the contrast of the "industrial" against the natural not only in texture, but coloration as well. The warm bright tones against the cool grassy ones are a true stand out. I can't remember if I saw the first shot, but this one is a keeper for sure!

Forgotten Water (JPG-based retouch)
by Zed Pobre

Comment by Tallbloke:
I think you've got this one spot on

You've booste dthe colours just enoght to make them stand out and the grass is a lovely colour with great tones.

The only comment for imrovemnts I have, and it was a struggle to find one, is the twirly long stem of grass upper right. I'd clone it out.

(I was struggling to find a suggestion for improvment)

Steve

Forgotten Water (JPG-based retouch)
by Zed Pobre

Comment by Zed Pobre:
Thanks, Pidge. I actually considered both boosting the greens, and further boosting the red and yellow, but found that going much brighter on the hydrant made it seem newer (though I suppose I could have nudged it up just a slight bit further), and that didn't seem to go along with the story I was telling with the shot. Also, making the grass greener had the net effect of cooling the image, which made it seem a little less carefree and cheerful. I didn't consider desaturating the grass at the time, but after spending a few minutes on it, I've decided that I don't really like the look of it (plus the fact that although everything I've done so far would fit in Basic Editing, I'd have to use a gradient to desat the grass in the topmost portion due to the high amount of yellow in it). The result was a starker contrast... but it looked unnatural.

Thanks for the thought, though.

Forgotten Water (JPG-based retouch)
by Zed Pobre

Comment by pidge:
Very nice. It's interesting, as I personally would have tried to intensify the green in the grass, but what you've done is quite nice as it offsets the hydrant. My only critique is to maybe either make the hydrant more saturated, or desaturate the grass a bit more so the contrast is a bit starker. This is completely a matter of personal taste.

Forgotten Water (JPG-based retouch)
by Zed Pobre

Comment by armelle:
I think your PS version really increased the perception of depth of this photo... And you started out with an amazing depth of field shot with a blury, sharp, blury gradient that really works well!

IMHO, increasing the yellow color even more to a brighter one would help further! I love the sun streaks on the grass... In the end, the exposure seems perfect to me!
Well done.
Armelle

1960: First Modern Balloon Flight
by Zed Pobre

Comment by Jutilda:
FUn shot. I love hot air balloons. I even like the grainy filter!

1960: First Modern Balloon Flight
by Zed Pobre

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
10, easy

1960: First Modern Balloon Flight
by Zed Pobre

Comment by pinotken:
Well done. Was it really 1960? (I mean the first 'modern' balloon).

1960: First Modern Balloon Flight
by Zed Pobre

Comment by CorySmith:
the grain simulation is good! like all pictures back in the day, grainy

1960: First Modern Balloon Flight
by Zed Pobre

Comment by hannafate:
Hot air balloons look much better in color.