Breakaway!
by jsundin

Comment by Tanveerhawk:
still

Breakaway!
by jsundin

Comment by auro:
OK

Breakaway!
by jsundin

Comment by digifotojo:
Nice capture!

Late Afternoon Sunflower
by jsundin

Comment by jsundin:
First of all, I was a little upset this got disqualified, as I know I just used basic editing, but I received a DQ because I downloaded it with Adobe PS Elements, adding a copyright line in the EXIF in the process. FOr that reason, it was no longer an "original" and had to be tossed by the committee. Oh well...I move on.

In response to the comments below.

1. Silverscreen. This was a single JPG image. I thought you needed at least 3 images to do HDR? I just, flat out, went overboard on the curves and shadows and contrast trying to make it cool. I failed.
2. jblaylockrayner. Noe, I just overdid basic editing. I probably pushed the boundary of it a bit too far, but being a PP noob, I couldn't stop myself.
3. kaarissaa. Thank you for enjoying the picture.
4. annig, um...the backlighting would be the sunlight shining behind the flower. I placed the flower directly over the afternoon sun. BUt, my poor editing probably overshadowed that.
5. Larus, you hit it on the head - I went overboard when I should not have. Thank you for the honest critique.

Late Afternoon Sunflower
by jsundin

Comment by LalliSig:
Not really digging the tones in this image, did you go overboard with shadow/highlights or tone mapping or something similar?

Late Afternoon Sunflower
by jsundin

Comment by annig:
where's the backlighting??

Late Afternoon Sunflower
by jsundin

Comment by kaarissaa:
i love the little glow around the pettles.

Late Afternoon Sunflower
by jsundin

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice composition but the image is very flat and looks like there may have been more than basic editing here?

Late Afternoon Sunflower
by jsundin

Comment by silverscreen:
HDR is way overdone imo.

Welcome to Portland, Oregon!
by jsundin

Comment by jsundin:
A clean sweep on this one. A vote from each of the point totals! And, from the voting period, it seemed lilke I really ticked off Nikon users more than anything. 5 out of 6 were Nikon shooters.

I really just grabbe this photo from a collection I shot from a parking garage downtown. It doesn't contain anything of major importance, with the possible exception of Union Station, the train station and the bridge is pretty cool. Otherwise, what you see is the Northwest section of Portland, with construction, old buildings, new areas - basicly a city in change. But, hardly a postcard.