Dark, Mysterious Stories
by JulietNN

Comment by bmartuch:
Very cool. I like the layered look.

Dark, Mysterious Stories
by JulietNN

Comment by duartix:
What? When? How?
I'll be following this after the voting. I don't know what light you had but the PP looks amazing.
9*

Dark, Mysterious Stories
by JulietNN

Comment by chipuc:
what i like most at this image is the layers of colors, i love it!

Dark, Mysterious Stories
by JulietNN

Comment by Nadine_Vb:
Looks like the wood's on fire!!

Dark, Mysterious Stories
by JulietNN

Comment by SandyP:
Ooooh, THAT is amazing! Dark, mysterious indeed!

Dark, Mysterious Stories
by JulietNN

Comment by annig:
wow..an almost abstract overall look to this image..you handled the layers of image and lighting so well!! nicely done

The Last Golden Hope
by JulietNN

Comment by spiritualspatula:
I like the dodging, and the steam/smoke/mist/dust or whatever it is rising from behind the tree really adds to things. Nice shot.

Christmas Chocolate!
by JulietNN

Comment by JulietNN:
Thank you Heisch, I agree. I was trying something new with the crop and comp, not many people like the straight on look or crop/ I don't like chopped off heads but did want to try it out.

I think a lot of what my 1/2 problem is in this shot is the on board flash, bleaching it out , the other is my computer. I have really messed up on the calibration on this machine and something else has gone haywire. So I am not sure how washed out this shot actually is, but I have a feeling it is. Because on my comp, it is about 4 degrees cooler.

I still think this shot is brilliant, it is just Charlie, and it is Charlie doing what he does best. Being Charlie, chocolate an all!!!!

I can not wait for the new computer to get here!!!!!!!! lol

Christmas Chocolate!
by JulietNN

Comment by HeiSch:
Juliet,
this picture for me is a PERFECT example of what we learn here at DPC about composition, exposure and all the other technical "stuff". And THEN we start applying all these technical things to our every day photography.
These shots are not popular here at all. BUT capturing precious moments, technically sound is a huge part of our life.
For basic editing (no touching up eyes,...) you did a great job with this photo. You just fell into the "unpopular" bucket :(

Now those are water drops!!!
by JulietNN

Comment by citymars:
Hey, I like it too, Juliet!