Love in the Sun
by bennettjamie

Comment by Tez:
I love the DOF here how it drags your eye to the bottom of the frame but the out of focus bird adds a little interest point to the background. I do feel that it could benefit from a bit more processing though, maybe using the levels command and shifting the slider on the right into the middle a bit more to brighten the whole thing up a shade. You caught the moment well but as someone else mentioned, it's a shame the resize killed the details in the facial expressions.

For one, I usually smart sharpen after the resize on a very low setting just to align the pixels a bit more and add a little touch of contrast.

Hope this helps :)

Fox Sleeping.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by lunachicken:
Wow, nice shot. So rarely see them sleeping even.

My Self Portrait 3 034.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by littlegett:
a tad on the flat side with colours, but me likes (-;

My Self Portraits 6047.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by littlegett:
I also enjoy this image very much, except for the strange vinaigrette going on. Me likes all the same 6-;

My self Portrait 1.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by littlegett:
Very cute, I enjoy this image. I look forward to watching this folder grow (-;

My Self Portrait 2 027.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by thegrandwazoo:
I like them all but this is my fave!

My Self Portrait 2 027.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Jutilda:
I see your belly button. ;~D Cute and whimsical!!!

Spilled Ice
by bennettjamie

Comment by Lonz:
DOF great - subject is boring and too noisy.

old building w color and border.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by bassbone:
I agree that you have found one cool building here. The color version works much better than the b/w, most likely due to the fact that the lighting on the front of the building is in shadows. The colors show a lot of nice details that seem to be lost when you converted it to b/w.

I did a quick edit and I will post it here for your viewing. I provided the editing I did to it in the comments section. I think warming the photo up really brings out even more of the cool textures and allows you to see the lettering on the building even better.

I think the crop might be a bit close on the left - espeically on the window - It is a nice shape and adds a lot of interest. Do you have a wider version of this? I really like the brick building on the right and would not crop that one down any further.

EDIT

Spilled Ice
by bennettjamie

Comment by juliedancer116:
It's a great photograph, composed very well. What would it look like if more of the ice was in focus?