I'm Swamped
by dtremain

Comment by craigdm:
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Sorry, my dog must've stepped on my keyboard!

This quote was always one of my favorites, nicely done.

Message edited by author 2012-10-24 09:16:37.

I Saw Her Standing There
by dtremain

Comment by EL-ROI:
No comments so I will add one for you.

I honestly don't feel this shot deserved such a low score. You have even lighting with no clipping of shadows though there are no major highglights. The model is pleasing and pleasant and her pose is good with the hand grabbing something a nice touch. You got good DoF and the tree adds interest with a nice line and acts as framing in the composition. The technicals of the camera work are all good. Exposure, color, focus, DoF, composition... all good work.

I can't remember what you're using for software, but the PP is a little lacking in contrast. Try to adjust your black point a touch lower and bring your whites up a touch more. You can do that by adjusting highlights and shadows or through a curves adjustment or even by levels. The shot may be a hair soft but it is a sharpness issue and not a focus issue. It could be brought up in PP.

I would have voted this a 6 and I feel the score should be more in the 5.5 - 5.7 range.

Well Done!

Apocalypse
by dtremain

Comment by tnun:
and yet it is visually inviting.

Apocalypse
by dtremain

Comment by dtremain:
I was editing merrily away on this when I glanced at the clock. 11:57!! I did a quick resize, save, upload. This is a composite of 4 images. Foreground, background, sky, and court house. I would love to go back and finish the edit. Too much wrong or unfinished with this to even discuss!

Birds of a Feather
by dtremain

Comment by SycoPhant:
Perfect!

Birds of a Feather
by dtremain

Comment by posthumous:
great negative space in the bottom half

Birds of a Feather
by dtremain

Comment by mariuca:
they took pity on the leafless twig!

Birds of a Feather
by dtremain

Comment by PenelopeK:
This has the feeling of a Sumi-e painting. Sparse and almost abstract. I like it.

Apocalypse
by dtremain

Comment by Kroburg:
I don't think the processing is any good. It looks like a kind of jigsaw puzzle and some of the pieces don't seem to match very well. [voted earlier]

Duesy Redux
by dtremain

Comment by bvy:
Not usually a fan of classic car macros, as they all tend to look the same. But here you've smartly used all the elements (texture, shape, form not to mention monochrome) to create an abstract composition that is both logical and pleasing. Well done.