Week 05
by hajeka

Comment by SandyP:
This kind of photo does help me tho. Because I like it, and it helps me to realize that you don't have to always have perfectly composed shots with no distractions to have an interesting photo that draws you in and makes you enjoy looking at it.

Is that her big burly body guard behind her? He looks fierce :)

Swan
by hajeka

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Gorgeous bird. I think it could have used a little more saturation or contrast to do it justice.

Also, your file size is a lot smaller than was allowed. You may have lost some clarity to JPEg compression. Check the JPEG compression settings in your image editor and always try to save as close to the limit for a challenge as you can get it without going over.

Week 05
by hajeka

Comment by nikolaos:
The ligh is quit flatering to the woman. It doesnt bother me to bottom left but I do find the dark figure behind her a little .. annoying.

Week 04
by hajeka

Comment by CapeSail:
Nice details...I still remember your shot with your kids on the fields next to each other, one of my favorites from the last B&W challenge. You always have nice tones on your conversions, nicely done.

Swan
by hajeka

Comment by Melethia:
Good shot, elegant pose! These guys make such gorgeous models.

Swan
by hajeka

Comment by loseme:
Nice composition. I like that the ripples are in the water.

Week 04
by hajeka

Comment by UrfaK:
Love the stance and expression..

Week 04
by hajeka

Comment by bassbone:
the ref makes the shot - stoic, impartial, not looking at the players?!!!

Week 04
by hajeka

Comment by colorcarnival:
heh - when i have to watch a hockey game, it's played on ice and in a flippin cold arena! I think I'd much rather watch this.

I may have to get a Canon one day. The low noise level at ISO 1600 is amazing. Mine would be horrible. A lot of components have great clarity in this and I think it's fun that we can see the ball(?) too. Great action capture.

Week 04
by hajeka

Comment by Ken:
Nice action shot, would be nice if you got them facing the camera. Of course, I know sometimes that just doesn't happen... Really nice job on the B&W conversion.