DAY 1. B&W. full moon ..
by roz

Comment by littlegett:
Shots like this... when seen in person will blow you away. However, even I have been guilty of coming back and finding out I didn't get exactly what I was seeing. I like and don't like the post in the front, what I don't like is the position it is in, but I do like the large object there. And unless you could move the cross post, not much you can do about that. I like the down angle on the cross post, but would have liked to see the main post vertical. The fade of the sky is just unreal I really enjoy this setup... but, I really also wish the moon wasn't just a bright spot. Personally I might have just cloned out the moon and left the sky it is fantastic.

DAY 2. B&W. grass desaturated .
by roz

Comment by sevilduvarci:
i like the rich blacks in the background, the bokeh is working very well and very nice contrast.

DAY 2. B&W. grass desaturated .
by roz

Comment by KarenNfld:
Very good bokeh, you've made an ordinary item interesting!

DAY 1. B&W. full moon ..
by roz

Comment by dsterner:
Very dramtic

DAY 2. B&W. grass desaturated .
by roz

Comment by Alicia:
Very artsy and intense, Roz. Boring - au contraire. Crop is great on this.

DAY 2. B&W. grass desaturated .
by roz

Comment by Charlene:
I enjoy the timelessness of this... the individual grass strands, and the dof. Very serene.

DAY 2. B&W. grass desaturated .
by roz

Comment by SandyP:
Are you kidding? Not boring at ALL! This is very artistic, in fact, I saw a modification of this once as a ribbon winner. It's the sparkly bokeh background that makes this such a standout!

Great job, Roz!

DAY 2. B&W. grass desaturated .
by roz

Comment by MAK:
HEY ROZ! this is great.. good /tones and has an almost ABSTRACT flavour.. love it girl, great job

DAY 1. B&W. full moon ..
by roz

Comment by ursula:
I think that as a B/W conversion it is nice, the image shows nice grays, the vignette adds interest. As a picture, I'm not sure it's the best choice of picture to convert to B/W. I sort of imagine that this kind of picture could rely heavily on colour for its impact, a dark cross like silhouette in front of a moody ink blue sky with touches of red, white moon in the distance.

As a composition, I don't know, the moon is very small, the back post is somewhat out of focus, and overall the image doesn't have that much interest. I think it's a great idea to work off.

I'm wondering - you converted to B/W in RAW? Your options are more limited converting to B/W in RAW than in PS. You may want to try converting in PS - you probably already have, so what am I talking about :)

DAY 1. B&W. full moon ..
by roz

Comment by cryan:
Beautiful silhouette. Has a very creepy feeling but in a good way.