Where To Go?
by TCGuru

Comment by hotpasta:
not a fan of the edit...sorry :(

Daisy Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by suemack:
Lovely crop and editing. I find the deeper greens very appealing.

Along Came A Spider Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by wehrmacher:
That is very nice indeed. You certainly made the spider the focus of the image. Great workmanship.

Worm Friend Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by roz:
love the photograph .. I LOVE THOSE GOOEY INSECTS .. !!
you've totally lifted your original photograph with your processing .. love the sepia tones .. everything totally works .. :)

Bridal Wreath Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by roz:
excellent process on your original photograph .. love the crop and the slight desat appearance .. the lighting really gives this a punch .. :)

Worm Friend Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by kteach:
Nicely done! The colors suit this little guy nicely, and it has a bit warmer feel to it now (not to mention a much better composition). Perhaps a bit more dodging to bring out the shadows of the little worm? I think he is a little lost next to the highlights on the leaf.

Daisy Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by kteach:
Much improved, especially with the stronger greens here. I like that the flower itself is a nice, crisp white, too. Nicely done!

Bridal Wreath Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by CNovack:
Nice job on isolating the flowers and making them pop off the dark backdrop. While the white of the flowers really pop off nicely off the dark background I think that unless you are adding text/poem to the left that the flowers seem to be pushed too much off to the side and thus the emphasis of them being the main subject diminishes. You removed the green leaves from the composition all together and I think that doesn't help the composition overall. The flowers seem to hang in negative space - a bit of green would help add some color punch and help 'ground' them a bit. I can't tell for certain which bunch of flowers you took from the original my guess is the bottom ones. May I suggest that the top middle might be better for two reasons. First is that that particular group appears to 'extrude' out towards the viewer rather than lean down to the left like the bottom group. Hmmm, mayhap it is because the cluster is more in a tighter round circle than the bottom one but because the appearance 'looks' like it is coming towards you visually it is more appealing. Second, the leaves surrounding that cluster adorn it in a more appealing fashion for you have them loosely 'encircling' the cluster in a starlike pattern.

Worm Friend Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by CNovack:
Cropping to bring the viewer closer the main subject is always a good thing for emphasizes the main subject and brings out details we might not notice in the original. Brightness/contrast and the dodging & burning really help emphasize the textures and patterns. The color balance/shift really brought out more warmer tones. The contrast and color hues in the original are rather flat. In this image they are warm and the contrast between light and dark really helps the image pop visually.

Worm Friend Edited
by TCGuru

Comment by Melethia:
The editing is very well done - suits the shot very well and enhances the tones and textures.