Tiny Bubble(s)
by colorcarnival

Comment by poser:
Maybe someday I will be this good.

watch me run (Day 5)
by colorcarnival

Comment by Melethia:
I don't see any haloing and I quite like it in B&W. The mid-stride capture is perfect and the focus very crisp. Has an intense, but fun feel to it.

i'm not lion - it's not a drawing (Day 3)
by colorcarnival

Comment by GinaRothfels:
Beautiful image. Those eyes almost look alive.

Tiny Bubble(s)
by colorcarnival

Comment by GinaRothfels:
Congratulations on the great shot and top 10. I find it hard to believe that a score like that didn't ribbon.

watch me run (Day 5)
by colorcarnival

Comment by sherpet:
This is a great action image, full of fun..... Nicely done.

watch me run (Day 5)
by colorcarnival

Comment by JunieMoon:
I like the classic lighting on the face. It is one of the most attractive natural angle. Great contrasts and that face really looks like he is grinding hard to run as fast as he can. Nice dof. Noise doesn't seem apparent from where I sit.

i'm not lion - it's not a drawing (Day 3)
by colorcarnival

Comment by J-Me:
You know, reading your description there, I'd have to agree with you that it would be "slaughtered" in regular challenges in here. But, this is where I feel that we are losing our abilities to use the tools that we have with photo editing software! It's such a shame because it keeps us to being "realistic" rather than the oh so many different things we can truly do to make a photograph a true piece of art!

I really like this piece Color! It's striking and something that would make a great print. Picture a black frame with a LARGE white matting! It would be a stunning piece on a modern wall!

Great work! Captures my attention and tastes very well!

watch me run (Day 5)
by colorcarnival

Comment by jonfrommk:
I would echo the comments about the excellence of the subject composition, a great pic of a kid going flat out.

Really like the dof employed as well

watch me run (Day 5)
by colorcarnival

Comment by roz:
excellent shot michelle ... i love his concentrated expression and I LOVE HIS HANDS !!! ... great how he is totally focused and the ppl watching are out of focus ... i like the posture of the kid in the background coz he's not just standing there, he's moving too, only in a totally different way to your running child ..
i cant see a halo?? ...
noise ninja is a great way to get rid of noise....
also reduce noise which is under filters in photoshop ...
also the different blurs also in filters ..
i often do a reduce noise before resize and then again after .. it can get rid of the noise/grain a bit ... grain is a buggar eh? .. but to me this image doesnt suffer because if it ... could be coz i'm so used to seeing it in my own images & grain is my constant companion!! ... but after reading your comment again, you may not have been asking about the noise, but the halo .. i'll leave this in just in case you were ... :)

watch me run (Day 5)
by colorcarnival

Comment by violinist123:
I don't see any haloing, but I'd suggest the same thing Art did to combat it. As for noise, I find iso200 adds just the 'perfect' amount of grain to a BW photo. 400 starts looking a bit rough - this is on my camera obviously. Anyway, pretty much anything over iso 100 once you start banging on it with Levels the noise is going to start to be noticeable. Neat Image does a nice job and I think you applied it well here. Not much detail lost in the process, if any.

Nice shot btw. DoF works well to isolate the runner while still giving a little background for added interest.