B&W_hand_9469.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by colorcarnival:
oh, and here I thought you were inspired to take another hand shot lol

The black and white contrasts look awesome!

peaches.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by colorcarnival:
Cow says "MOO" hehe

Bold move with your close up. Love the grass on the nose. I have to say tho, I really love the one on the right. The facial expression is hilarious. Plus I love one in the far far background. Such a cute picture!

B&W_hand_9469.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by mpeters:
BW works. Lines, textures, shadows.

B&W_hand_9469.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by wavelength:
awesome detail, love the lighting.

B&W_hand_9469.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by lovethelight:
I would try to dodge the highlights just a TINY bit but I love the harsh shadows accentuating the texture of the skin

B&W_hand_9469.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by bassbone:
Deb - this clearly shows the textures so much better than the color. nice job on the b/w conversion - nice and contrasty!

hand_9469.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by bassbone:
Deb - the light sure does pick up the textures in the skin on your hand. I really think that a b/w image would work much better here - the color actually distracts the viewer. By desaturating carefully in PS using single color channels, you may be able to draw more of the texture out.

As far as subject - a portion of a hand is not a particularly exciting subject. This likely has a bit to do with why you have not had many comments.

I have tried a hand at a b/w processing and cropped it down a bit - What do you think? Does is jump more and show the lighting better? Maybe...

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peaches.jpg
by dsterner

Comment by bassbone:
I love the faces on these guys - especially the inquisitive one looking right at you in the background.

peaches.jpg
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Comment by Jutilda:
Is that cow's name Peaches??? I love it. What a wonderful curly face!!

peaches.jpg
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Comment by mpeters:
Lots of good texture. I think he would make a great subject for some heavy sidelighting.