Ladybug Dressed In Red . . . .
by ErinKirsten

Comment by wolf:
Sorry to see your DQ :( I always get nervous with image validation, even when I haven't done much in the way of editing. I do import into LR, so I may need to watch out when doing JPG.

I'm pretty lazy, but at the same time my flow is pretty quick. I download the RAW file to my iPhone and then upload to LR to do basic editing on my phone almost in real time. From there at some point I will sign into my PC, export the original to my photo folder + export the edit as a JPG. Lastly I export to PS for any intensive edits / resize and sharpening. I very rarely take out my CF or SD cards to plug them manually into my PC. Final final steps are I backup my images to an external drive before clearing them off my camera's cards.

Ladybug Dressed In Red . . . .
by ErinKirsten

Comment by roz:
oh Erin .. just noticed the dq ..
i dont use lightroom or import into photoshop .. so would never have known that that would be a problem in a minimal edit challenge ..
i've read what you wrote in the dq thread .. and you are right . .
they should make it very obvious what you can do in a minimal edit ..

i'm really sorry this happened to you and knocked this stunning image off the front page ..
you should print it and hang it on your wall .. its just so beautiful .. that way the dq mightnt feel quite so yucky .. xx

Best of . . . Friends
by ErinKirsten

Comment by streetpigeon:
Very nice dual portrait in a moody rural setting. I've no idea, but Kansas comes to mind. I like how they're standing in the golden grass.
Title sounds a bit snide.

Don't Cry Over Spilt Beer
by ErinKirsten

Comment by wolf:
For some reason this is making me think of Orangesicles

Ladybug Dressed In Red . . . .
by ErinKirsten

Comment by Barroness:
Congratulations
A beautiful image and you coordinated the lady bug. Wonderful!

Ladybug Dressed In Red . . . .
by ErinKirsten

Comment by roz:
oh WOW ..!!!!..
absolutely loving the story of the lady bug ..
gives me the goosebumps ..
I see things that happen like that as little miracles ..
they happen often in our every day life .. but we can miss them if they're not as 'blatent' as your lady bug ..

this quote is on my profile page ..
"There are only two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
- Albert Einstein"

many congratulations on such a perfectly wonderful image and your ribbon .. xx

Ladybug Dressed In Red . . . .
by ErinKirsten

Comment by wolf:
Loves this. I gave it a 9. Congrats on the 3rd

Ladybug Dressed In Red . . . .
by ErinKirsten

Comment by streetpigeon:
This feels like the end of a journey, the ladybird emerging from a tunnel, or a wormhole in space. Sumptuous setting, with the ladybug having that hint of orange that invites the eye to linger. It's neat how the very shallow depth of field grazes the petal edges, left and right.

Ladybug Dressed In Red . . . .
by ErinKirsten

Comment by dmadden:
10

Tortured — Eggspectations Were Too High
by ErinKirsten

Comment by wolf:
LOL. I love this. 8.