2-june 08. before&after. a cow
by roz

Comment by TCGuru:
Excellent move removing that tree. It was a total distraction. I like the colour and depth you achieved with this edit. It really brought out the cow's nose and hair (not nose-hair :P). Nice logo too :)

1-june 08. before&after. paper wasp
by roz

Comment by TCGuru:
I just love the shallow DOF one gets when shooting macros. Your processing is spot on warming and sharpening and cropping. I think this would have done better than a 5.7 too :) hehehhee

3-june 08. before & after. droplets
by roz

Comment by wehrmacher:
WoW... what a change. I was very surprised by the change in position of the ... tube like thing... sorry, I don't know what it is. You surely brightened up an otherwise flat image. I like it.

Just an observation, I was left wanting to see what was in the scene in the droplet.

3-june 08. before & after. droplets
by roz

Comment by Ann:
You go, girl! I can't add anything to this. It's stunning.

2-june 08. before&after. a cow
by roz

Comment by wehrmacher:
When I saw the original, I thought to my self... oops, he had his camera set for incandescent when he was out doors. Why would I think that, because I do it all the time. Silly me...

You recovered very nicely. I don't know why the previous commenter saw a green cow, I don't.

When I looked at the after image, my eye was drawn to the blur around the cow's right ear... where you cloned out the tree. At first glance I didn't recall there was a tree there and I assumed this was a case of Gaussian blur going wrong when bumped against an edge. I tried such things and always end up with an obvious blur ring around the non-blurred subject. However, I am not sure that is what happened here because I don't see the same thing on the other ear.

In any case, nice job.

2-june 08. before&after. a cow
by roz

Comment by Ann:
I had to take your original and just color correct it to see what you'd really done. I like the cross processed, high contrast look. It makes a simple cow edgy and arty. I'm not sure whether or not I like the fact that the cow is now green, but I'm also not sure if the cross processed look would work with a cow colored cow.

1-june 08. before&after. paper wasp
by roz

Comment by Ann:
I think it would have done considerably better than 5.7, although there's always the contingent that votes bugs down. I'd have given it at least a 7. I absolutely love the sharpening job you've done. It's just the right sharpness in the right places.

She looks angry with you....

3-june 08. before & after. droplets
by roz

Comment by Alicia:
Hey Roz!!

I wasn't going to participate in this side, but since I have to process everything anyway, I thought I might as well. People are going to learn a lot from you here - the Processing Queen!!

Love this image - it's so intriguing and surreal. Love the effect you achieved by using several photos and layering them. The sharpness is unreal.

3-june 08. before & after. droplets
by roz

Comment by stargazer05766:
Holy Cow!! Beyond me for sure to even think of going for a macro like this..
Fabulous pp and terrific patience!!

3-june 08. before & after. droplets
by roz

Comment by kteach:
This is one of those shots I probably would have pegged for a lost cause when I saw the original, but you've done an amazing job with it! The bright complimentary colors, the details in the strand of drops, and the sharpness of the main drop where you can see the reflection of the world are all right on. Very nicely done!