Magic Stick
by colorcarnival

Comment by levyj413:
I find it compelling, actually. I want to yell to the boys "run to the color before it fades out completely!" It's like the stick is the only thing anchoring them to the world of color, and once it gets too far away from them, they're stuck in a gray world.

Mother's Day Gift (Day 12)
by colorcarnival

Comment by sevilduvarci:
nice bw tones, i like it.

watch me run (Day 5)
by colorcarnival

Comment by jackal9:
Great shot Michelle! Love the expression and the DOF is perfect for this! the spectators in the back really set it off!! Great conversion also, way to go!! Love it!!

The Flower Fairy (Day 8)
by colorcarnival

Comment by CNovack:
The selective desat. really helps the colors of the flowers pop off the page. I like the composition in which the shadow of the hand(s) reach and the tips touch the bottom stems of the tulips. To me it projects the action of "just reaching a little more", a little more....got them! And that is a wonderful little story to go with the picture. I trust the 'flower fairy' made another visit today;-) - Happy Mother's Day!

Magic Stick
by colorcarnival

Comment by posthumous:

Originally posted by agenkin: A mediocre shot was used as a canvas for Photoshop tinkering

He's probably right, but there's nothing wrong with that. "Photoshop tinkering" is its own art form.

It's true that this picture doesn't quite come together, but I don't think it's all that far from doing so. You have the boys directing attention to the main object. Even though we can't see their faces it seems that they are rapt. This is good for a photo, because this sort of attention calls the viewer to attention. But the selective saturation is too much. It overpowers the rest. selective desat is a very powerful visual technique and therefore is almost always misused.

Perhaps without it, the stick gets lost. I can't know without seeing the original. Maybe a more subtle saturation?

Magic Stick
by colorcarnival

Comment by agenkin:
A non-photograph. A mediocre shot was used as a canvas for Photoshop tinkering, with the result of the type "look I found this new button in Photoshop".

Ash Tree (Day 9)
by colorcarnival

Comment by smardaz:
like the perspective and i love the sky

Ash Tree (Day 9)
by colorcarnival

Comment by SandyP:
Well, you'd never know you were uninspired by this photo. It's very interesting, and the perspective is great! The barrenness in black and white adds a touch of drama too!

I love it!

The Flower Fairy (Day 8)
by colorcarnival

Comment by smardaz:
this is really cool..tho i have found out the hard way that at least in challenges you will get your ass handed to you for posting selective desat pictures....i love them tho..as in my free study bomb:

Ash Tree (Day 9)
by colorcarnival

Comment by sherpet:
Awesome angle to make this tree look so dramatic and so eerie..... well done.