flight
by roz

Comment by SandyP:
The perspective on this is so amazing! That bird looks HUGE! I'm in awe that you got such sharp focus with a 100 ISO and a moving subject. Wow! Quite impressive!!!

This is such a great photo!

DAY 7. B&W. bracken
by roz

Comment by SandyP:
Roz, I love the way you do this! Its so artistic and unique just to your style! I sure don't think it looks noisy either -- so the 800 ISO didn't hurt you. I think you're in good company tho of people who forget to do that. I do it aLOT. . .only I usually leave mine on 1600, which is really hard to compensate for!

I think this is awesome!

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

Comment by Alicia:
Roz, you have an awesome eye, so don't be so hard on yourself. This is a beautiful composition. Might need a bit more contrast and/or depth. I love that clear frame thing you have going on - what is that?

DAY 7. B&W. bracken
by roz

Comment by Alicia:
Oh Roz - this is beautiful, luminous, great processing. What is wrong with this? Nothing!! Great DOF and detail - like the frame thing. It's awesome.

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

Comment by bdenny:
I have to agree that the extreme hilites work magically with this little birdie! This is an excellent picture!

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

Comment by poser:
it is not dull:) step over to my side of the street to see dull.

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.