DAY 7. B&W. bracken
by roz

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I'm not sure why you don't like this (other than that you're hyper-critical of your work). It's an interesting take on the subject, with nice highlights and dark tones throughout, and lots of interesting patterns. Visually it's appealing to me. But no, I don't care for the border here, either ;)

P.S. You can tell PS to save your editing steps, either in a separate document or in a text file (or both); you can cut and paste that list in the description and save yourself the work of a separate image upload if you want to (I'm told it's also useful for verifying challenge entries, but as I've never placed high enough to be asked, I can't testify to that myself)!

DAY 7. B&W. bracken
by roz

Comment by Retroesque:
I like it, makes the fern look like razor wire!

DAY 7. B&W. bracken
by roz

Comment by UrfaK:
nice lighting.. the leaves actually look like claws.. perhaps more contrast..

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

Comment by BeckyT:
I don't think it is dull. It all depends what you are going for. I like the compostion and focus. You have achieved a dreamy affect. I always lean to the high contrast but have been told some of mine would look better dreamy. This one would have looked good with a bit more contrast as nixter said. I like it anyway.

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

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I'm working hard at B&W, too; I did about ten conversions over the past three days (after I decided to join this challenge) and have not posted a single one (I have posted others, obviously). I agree there are better ways to convert than in RAW; I have links to about ten different methods somewhere, just pm me if you want them. The alien skin film filter plugin is nice for seeing what can be achieve quickly (and for conversions in advanced or expert editing). For this image, the border isn't for me (it competes too much with the image). I think the image itself is not half as bad as you think. There's some interesting lighting, and good angles and lines. A bit more contrast (as nick suggested) would probably help to give it a bit more impact. I like your work, Roz!

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

Comment by nixter:
I really like this, Roz, it just feels a little flat. I hope you don't mind I did a very quick little edit on it just to give it a little more contrast.
Did a curves layer and some dodge and burn to bring out some of the textures on the bark. :)

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

Comment by sherpet:
Maybre not one of your best, but I still love the textures of the tree roots here.....

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

Comment by smardaz:
really like the pp on this roz...you're still my hero!

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

Comment by Katmystiry:
Cool processing that adds so much interest to the image! Framing really helps it to stand out too!

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

Comment by SandyP:
Roz, this is so interesting!!! I love that layered look. It's very artistic and makes your trees pop so much! I just love this!