Standing Guard
by KMcC

Comment:
Congratulations on a great finish! I really like how the branches and the added vignette work together to frame the bird and the reflection.

Based on reading the earlier comments you might want to check out one of our on-site (member-written) tutorials, Sharpening Halos and How to Hide Them.

The Scream
by lunachicken

Comment:
Like looking at a ghost at the end of a tunnel.

Ectoplasm
by lunachicken

Comment:
If the rules allowed it something like this would have been good for the current Abstract Motion challenge -- great swirling effect and colors.

Nine Blocks
by Paul

Comment:
A fine example of the diversity all around us ... I like the variety of perspectives and the square crop works well.

On a second third look I would probably have switched positions between the top corner photos in the composite, so that the main characters would be looking "in" rather than out, although I know that's just the "standard" approach ...

Message edited by author 2014-03-02 10:55:05.

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by sfalice

Comment:
A charming look at a bit of "small town America" not 20 miles from downtown San Francisco.

Sometime around 1970 my dad and I took a class at SF State where we excavated a former Native American habitation site on one of the nearby ranches ... on the very last day we found a burial site.

Someplace I have a topographic map I made after we learned how to survey the site ...

IMG_2696-pigeons-on-a-pole-800
by sfalice

Comment:
Reminds me a little of the invaders from War of the Worlds ... :-)

View from Bird Rock
by rooum

Comment:
Very nice stitching job. Personally, I'd have probably bumped the contrast and saturation a little, but that's just my style -- colors are great.

SunrisePanorama_021114FB
by hahn23

Comment:
Very nice "alpenglow" effect!

The Spectrum of Helium
by vawendy

Comment:
Both the photo and the explanation are well-done!

At The Crucible they teach people to make/work with inert-gas lights ΓΆ€” at an Open House I've seen a display where they have a sample piece of light using each of the gasses to show the different colors they produce.

20120428-_MG_6287-2
by docpjv

Comment:
Tilt of the head adds "personality" to this candid portrait; high-key look works for me ...