Red house in snow storm
by otto22

Comment:
This could easily be a Christmas card.

the photographer
by 2mccs

Comment:
I really like the shot, but think it would have worked better without the photographer in the foreground.

I love Canon
by bennettjamie

Comment:
The first thing I noticed was the composition. I'm all for having it off center, but in this case I would have had more space on the right side instead of left. The eyes bother me. Her right eye is fine, but the left could have been a bit brighter. The sharpest area of the photo is the camera and glasses, where I would have preferred her eyes.

The New American Diner (Ode To Ralph Goings)
by Cuttooth

Comment:
I doesn't really look like a painting to me.

A Welcome Respite
by Ken

Comment:
The version I used for a 24x36 canvas:
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Just Another Saturday Night
by Ken

Comment:

Originally posted by HarveyG: Hi Ken, thanks! I don't mind the softness as much as most here might. It was just an observation. You should be able to recreate the star(burst) effect with f/16 or more. I use Topaz Labs ReMask coupled with Topaz Labs DeNoise to only work on the sky noise, and leave the rest of the image sharp. Odd that you should get noise at 100 ISO? What camera?

I used a Canon 350D. Original processing was done in 2008 and when I combined the photos for HDR I didn't care too much, this was from a "photo of the day" side challenge I participated in.

I don't think the person was fishing, usually people climb on that side to just chill.

Just Another Saturday Night
by Ken

Comment:

Originally posted by HarveyG: Super image, with the right lines, colours and the obligatory star effect. Possibly quite hard to do considering the rotating nature of the light source. Did the longish exposure highlight a bit of camera shake or is the new 1200px size harder to post process crisp sharp images? (I had difficulty and reprocessed my own entry 3 times to get it where I wanted it sharpness wise versus how my 800px images are processed.) I'm noticing that the 1200px images appear softer than their 800px counterparts. And yes I have a decent IPS LCD to be able to see the image at it's best. 8.

It was a bit sharper and then at the last minute decided to remove a bit of noise from the sky; the resulting image was a tad softer but I felt it fit the mood of the image. Essentially it was an artistic choice, not technical difficulty.

The lighthouse is not active and the light doesn't rotate anymore. Since I took this photo they replaced with another light and that nature star effect is gone.

Lonesome Dove
by skewsme

Comment:
I love the colors and overall softness, but would be nice to see a bit more of the head in focus.

Sunday Morning
by Ammie

Comment:
Love the processing, hope there are details available.

Gold Miner
by ludde

Comment:
One of my favorites so far in voting. I like how his face is hidden, it leaves much to the imagination.