DAY 5.5 . where i live . my road
by roz

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
A good polarizer would help a lot. There is a lot of difference in quality in them, and generally the best ones are pricey. We only get one opportunit to capture each image, so it is money well spent. Another trick learned from my brother was to shoot "naked", with no filter at all sometimes, esp when shooting away from the sun to get the deep blue in the sky.
This looks like a Florida backroads scene, except that there are no pine trees.

DAY 5. where i live. our paddock .
by roz

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
It must be very peaceful, and sometimes boring, where you live. I am happy that you have your photo hobby and internet to enjoy. Let us know how far it is to Picton when you post day 6.

DAY 5. where i live. our paddock .
by roz

Comment by SandyP:
Isn't this thread great to get us looking at our world through a photo's eyes :) I love looking at your place. It's the kind of place that makes me feel like I'm out of the suburbs and enjoying more open spaces. I love these huge tall trees. And you do an amazing job of compensating for the bright sky! I'm impressed.

But it will be great to see some pictures of Picton tomorrow too :)

DAY 5.5 . where i live . my road
by roz

Comment by SandyP:
I think you did a great job! Did you use a gradient layer? You did it very well, and its amazing the difference it makes in your photo! I can't believe how much where you live looks like Texas. . .on the other side of the world. It makes the world seem like such a smaller place.

I'd love to live in a place like that, with the land and lots of space between neighbors. I love road pictures.

. CONTRASTS .
by roz

Comment by RobMcGee:
nice composition, that feather couldn't be sharp enough (sharp feather, soft fence... catch my drift?) :-)

DAY 5. where i live. our paddock .
by roz

Comment by Sweetlittlepixie:
Looks so dry, I like the colour of the sky in this version.

DAY 5. where i live. our paddock .
by roz

Comment by Retroesque:
Hey Roz, Happy Day 5!

I just myself posted a photograph of my favourite tree (right below you!)

I just LOVE a tree - don't you?

DAY 4 .where i live . sashy .
by roz

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I really like the desat here, too; did you do this "by hand"? I'm still learning selective desat, and I find it takes me forever, and I probably wouldn't have done the leaves for just that reason (though, IMHO, it makes the image really stand out). I'm actually glad you kept the full height of the image; to my eyes, there's a different feel in each vertical third of the photo which is very pleasing to me.

. tools personified .
by roz

Comment by fattyp:
one of my favorites in this competition so far, very well captured.

DAY 3.6 . where i live . thanx !! .
by roz

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
My daughter's only 20 months, but I hope when she has a boyfriend, he's helpful like Matt -- though I've told my wife our daughter isn't allowed to date until she's 30 ;)

As for making pics look nice, that's not always necessary; do you like your surroundings? Try to convey why to us, even if it's not "nice" in some traditional/narrow notion (though I won't encourage you to submit such shots to challenges, as that sort of thinking seems to be punished here).