Day 24(1).jpg
by Monicagd

Comment:
Monica, I really like this image. It's an interesting object both in trying to figure out exactly what it is, but also visually. It appeals to me in both ways. I like the movement from lower right to upper left, and the focus helps lead the eye to the main subject. I might have tried to get a few more of the little black thingies (seeds?) in sharp focus. You may want to try another, very light sharpen on the reduced version, as some resizing can affect sharpening. I like the use of negative space here, the white background and soft shadows are quite effective.

Day 13:court house
by Elvis_L

Comment:
Another really good conversion, capturing excellent tones in the stone. Brings you really into the feel of being at this courthouse, and the lighting is excellent. I find the reflections in the glass a bit distracting, but I don't have any clue what you could do about them!

Day 14:bank
by Elvis_L

Comment:
Great subject, wonderful lines, excellent conversion with nice tones. I might have liked to have seen the bottom of the door, but as the lines lead the eye upward, I didn't even realize it wasn't there until the fourth or fifth look! Well captured and presented.

More Fence
by Elaine

Comment:
Lovely image, with wonderful diagonal lines complementing each other nicely. The contrast is a bit low across the whole image, with the sky a bit gray, and it looks like you're losing some tree detail in the sky. You might try selecting the sky and doing some work in curves/levels, or alternatively doing some dodge and burn might bring that up a bit. Great image with lots of additional potential!

Day 18 - Backyard Poppy
by jonfrommk

Comment:
I love these; I have some yellow and red ones in my front garden and was going to shoot a red yesterday. There's something about a flower that simply can't be cut and put in a bundle that is perfect (for those who don't know, they won't make it five minutes, or so I'm told); it won't be captured in real life, so this is the best we can do! This is a nice capture. The one I've done as a yellow (with a butterfly in it) looked flat and awful. You've done a really good job with the textures in the petals and the details in the center.

Wanderer - 13
by Jutilda

Comment:
This really does look like a dream to me, one that the dreamer has let us in on (though I think the dreamer sees the boy, not that the boy is the dreamer). There is a strong story here, talking to me through the image and the processing. Fav.

12 - Swish
by Jutilda

Comment:
So I'm finally catching up, and I see how this fits with my front part of the horse shot :) I cropped mine just a very little, too. I wonder what would happen if we grafted the shots together . . . would be fun to try to get two shots like this and put them together (having shot them with that in mind). Delightful tones in this.

11 - Ribbons
by Jutilda

Comment:
Lovely composition, excellent processing, such control over process to get the result you want, and a result that has such impact.

Nails
by Jutilda

Comment:
Excellent use of contrast here to emphasize the ordinary and force us to look at it, really look at it. Nicely seen and captured. I need to open my eyes when I'm out with my shot, instead of searching for a preconceived shot.

Day 9 - Bugged
by Jutilda

Comment:
How did you pay that model? Prints for time? Brilliantly spotted and shot, and I love the high contrast conversion.