memoirs
by yanko

Comment by roz:
this is amazing .. the use of the texture and the portrait of the girl .. it just jumped right out at me as i was looking at the thumbs on your profile page .. the tones, the crop, the placement of the girl in relation to the broken glass .. her expression .. everything about this is absolutely perfect .. a work of art .. :)

squirrel.jpg
by yanko

Comment by CNovack:
Your post-processing skills REALLY hit this photo out of the park! Jawdrop - just look at all those rich details in the textures from the concrete post to the tail of this squirrel!!! It really pops and draws the eye in visually. The contrasts between light and dark tones are so dynamic that they extrude this two dimensional photo into a three dimensional one:-)! Great job I have no absolutely no critique at all on this one. Love those textures and details!

golden seed
by yanko

Comment by CNovack:
The combination of the two photos into one where the birds occupy the same space helps create a feeling/story. That one bird on the left is looking at the bird on the right and seems to be thinking "Man, how come those seeds don't do that when I break them open?!?!?!" Nice touch with the simple backdrop in which a color halo spreads out from the bird breaking open and releasing the magic sparkles from the seed. The uncluttered backdrop really draws the eye to the main subject and the action going on. You did some wonderful editing magic to create this final composition.

The Fawns of Dawn
by yanko

Comment by purciur:
Excellent shot.Congratulation :)

The Fawns of Dawn
by yanko

Comment by JohnR84740:
First off, I have to add my congratulations to a nice capture that made the rest of the editing possible, and to a wonderful job of Disney editing. I just don't see it as believable though, mostly because the contrast on the body of the front deer is not realistic (the whites are too bright). My other regret is that you cleaned the highlights out of the ears. That was highlighting the direction and intensity of the light, and couples with the highlights on the head of the deer to add quite a bit of depth, beauty, and believability to the rest of the image.

All of that being said, I like the rest of your edits, and congratulate you on your blue! ..... and thanks for detailing your editing process!!!

The Fawns of Dawn
by yanko

Comment by 777STAN:
Amazing Photo & Post-Process! Certainly a dead-on Blue Ribbon! :)

The Fawns of Dawn
by yanko

Comment by scalvert:
LOL- somebody gave this shot a two, and 15 people rated it below average. You have to wonder what it would take to get an above average score from these guys. :-/

The Fawns of Dawn
by yanko

Comment by sherpet:
WOW..... WOW.....WOW..... this is totally awesome and a fine capture indeed.....
Quite magical, and looks like a glossy page out of a fairy tale classic story.....

Message edited by author 2008-06-11 04:27:22.

The Fawns of Dawn
by yanko

Comment by Judi:
This is one of the best photos I have seen. If I was voting it would be a 10...I was instantly captivated by it when I first saw it....and that was on my mobile phone...so that should tell you something. Congrats babe!

The Fawns of Dawn
by yanko

Comment by adrian45:
What a treat to the eye - when I saw the thumbnail, I thought I was going to see some over the top treatment - It had all the qualities of a still from a fantasy film I saw - but the full size version looks like an illustration from someone demonstrating the skill of the creator, you know, the style book - makes me want to buy it! I was sorry to hear there is a touch of camera shake, but not surprising, considering your description of taking it!

And I am quite amazed at what you have done from the original to this - truly a work of consummate skill!!

I haven't even looked you up, but if you are not a professional photo- selling success, something is wrong, wrong, wrong!

I am afraid to look in the mirror, as I feel I am Hulk-coloured. Just so exquisitely treated! I liked also the bigger catchlights in the eyes - draws attention perfectly

My hat is taken off to you - I will be buying from you - do you do retouching classes?