flight
by roz

Comment by Alicia:
You should submit this to IBM for their advertisement purposes. Only after you've been handsomely rewarded, of course.

Great catch, Roz - very cool photo.

DAY 8. B&W. aLi & katee ..
by roz

Comment by Alicia:
That's beautiful, Roz. The eyes in various portions of the picture are amazing and really make the composition extremely compelling. The processing is fantastic - very clear and soft at the same time. Your story is a hoot, of course. :o)

flight
by roz

Comment by colorcarnival:
ahhh attack of the giant seagull! hehe had to do it, sorry

DAY 6. B&W. sparrow ...
by roz

Comment by colorcarnival:
this is an excellent close up. and the bird is in focus. i know those suckers like to move pretty quick so it is hard to get a pic of them without too much blur. the bird has a very sweet face - so cute!

DAY 7. B&W. bush scene .
by roz

Comment by bdenny:
The border certainly isn't dull...

DAY 8. B&W. aLi & katee ..
by roz

Comment by SandyP:
There's so many interesting beautiful things to study and enjoy here. I too love how you processed this, and the high key light in some of them keep it from being too dark all over since it is a collage, it blends very well.

I'd love to see some of your glam shots of aLi by herself too. She is very beautiful!

DAY 8. B&W. aLi & katee ..
by roz

Comment by sherpet:
Love the softness of this one Roz and as usual you completed a wonderful story in this lovely image.....

DAY 8. B&W. aLi & katee ..
by roz

Comment by smardaz:
GORGEOUS eyes! great shot and pp as usual...go on wit yo bad self!

DAY 7. B&W. bush scene .
by roz

Comment by CNovack:
Hey Roz, I did something similar to this with the border in a woodland scene photographed back in 2004. It helps add visual interest and adds drama to the scene so I think you are on the right track in jazzing up the composition. I don't think that the border around the composition should be blurred though for it makes the scene a little too busy and makes it stand out that the scene is being repeated. Instead you might want to try keeping that outer border in sharp focus but overlay the original version of the photo onto a black background at 30% - 40% oppacity. Then a copied version of your original of the full photo will be resized smaller and placed in another layer on top of the 'border background with overlay'. That way the border will be a dark one that makes the center portion of the photograph really pop because of the contrast. But a careful look at the border will yield subtle details of the woodland scene that are repeated in the border - sort of like the detailed engraving of patterns and shapes on a leather belt. Now the main portion of your photograph the tones seem a little flat - playing around with levels, dodging and burning or maybe even the channel mixer could bring out the textural details of the tree trunk and make it pop visually.

DAY 7. B&W. bracken
by roz

Comment by sherpet:
Gee Roz, this is just awesome, and love the framing on this one, so much.....
You just rock, re these type of images, thats for sure.....
I also love the txtures, and great tones as well.....