Stripes
by melismatica

Comment by photom:
Nice seeing - I like what you've done. The red mesh on the right is a perfect touch,

One Favorite Sneaker
by melismatica

Comment by melismatica:
I doubt anyone will bother reading this but I feel the need to state that this image was barely manipulated in post-processing. I achieved the high contrast look by upping the EV setting to overexpose the white background. The only thing I did in post-processing was to adjust the darks and lights in the color balance to make the black a bit richer (added blue) and the whites brighter (subtracted yellow). I upped the contrast a tad. The painting on the sneaker was done by my daughter and was not added digitally (which would be illegal in any case). The point was, the high key, graphic quality of this image was fully intentional and for that reason alone, I'm quite happy with it and feel that it was a success. The original, simply resized.

Shutter Speed 1/45
Aperature F 3.5
ISO 160
EV+ .7

Message edited by author 2004-08-07 02:21:24.

A Natural Twist
by melismatica

Comment by whiteroom:
very good

A Natural Twist
by melismatica

Comment by Zoomdak:
Black and white works well. Beautiful composition, one of my favorites of this challenge.

A Natural Twist
by melismatica

Comment by Bassie:
Nice picture. It kind of looks like my signature.

A Natural Twist
by melismatica

Comment by annasense:
i wish i knew what this was exactly. my first thought was "what a beautiful branch" but this is the macro challenge, so i doubt it's a branch. it's a very nice composition, though. i wish the black had been a little darker to make it have a little more contrast. i still like it, though.

One Favorite Sneaker
by melismatica

Comment by train:
Hello Melissa from the Critique Club

It seem you have got me twice tonight I hope that you won't mind too much

This is a good choice for Everyday Objects
But the background looks very white which in turn gives a very sort of one dimentional look to the shoe
This may have been better to tone down the shoe and place it on a dark blue background or even with some Denim Jeans
IMHO this is a good idea but for some reason just doesn't really work
(I have plenty of those moments) LOL! I also find the D P C voters are not all that great on Digital manipulation for some reason
Sorry I cannot be a lot of help but enjoy your photography and good luck in your future Challenges
Regards
Sally

Desperate Phone Call
by melismatica

Comment by train:
Hello Melissa from the Critique Club

You say you were desperate but you have done a lovely job on this.
It shows a lot of thought. (Your mother is a very beautiful lady. What georgous eyes she has!) and yes, your Dad is very handsome also
I like the feel of this and looking at your comments I am not the only one.
The text looks alright to me it almost looks like embroidery which adds to the old sort of look
I am not very technical and I agree with you that photographs are very hard to photograph but you have done an excellent job with this
Your score is a very decent one and I myself think it should be higher
There were a lot of excellent entries, and this is up there with the best IMHO. The only small picky bit would be the little bit of harsh light middle top.
Keep enjoying your photography
Good luck in future Challenges
If you have any questions please feel free to PM me
Regards
Sally

Stripes
by melismatica

Comment by dipaulk:
Very colorful with interesting textures, but it appears a little dark and a little out of focus -- it may just be my monitor.

A Natural Twist
by melismatica

Comment by stupidcat:
wow. This was a great subject. Great photo