27 - cowboy
by Bud

Comment:
Awsome. Yeah it is hard when the sun is bright. Great shot.

Day 15 The Itsy Bitsy Spider
by TCGuru

Comment:
I really do not like spiders. I would need a big lens. Great composition and tones.

Day 16 Where's the Bride?
by TCGuru

Comment:
Very nice. Perfect for any brids album. I can see what everyone means by rotating it 90-180 degrees. Well use of light.

day-26
by digitalpins

Comment:
There are some busy artist. You should put all these shots in a photo book for Graffitti art.

One Way Bike
by cogerox

Comment:
This has some really great tones. Love the crispness of the whole shot. Neat how the bike is facing in the opposite direction of the sign. Great find.

Neil Rd Moonset
by cogerox

Comment:
Man I wish I had scenes like that. Great capture.

Are you using Photoshop's Dodge and Burn Tool? If so, from what I read that it bruises the pixels and it isn't a great tool. There is another way in photoshop to do what you want to do and it doesn't hurt the original image. Supposedly that is what the pros do.
I will see if I can summarize the steps here:
1. Go to the layers palette and choose New Layer.
2. On the New Layer dialog change Mode to Overlay then check Fill with Overlay-neutral color(50%gray) then click OK. You will see a new layer that is filled with gray but is transparent.
3. Press B to switch to the Brush Tool and in the options bar click on the thumbnail to the right of the world "Brush" and choose a medium soft-edged brush and lowers the brush opacity to 30%.
4. Press the letter D then X to set your foreground color to white then brush the areas you want to lighten. (dodge)
5. Press the letter D to set your foreground color to black then brush the areas that you want to darken (burn).
6. When done right click on your image layer in the and chose flatten.

Hope this helps.

Day-Twenty-Seven.jpg
by Rooster

Comment:
Very nice composition. Pleasing placement of the ladybugs on the eucalyptus leaves (I think that is how you spell it). The bugs don't seem to soft. Great contrast.

Made For The Shade
by Quigley

Comment:
Well, that is a very nice building. You should be happy with this accomplishment. Tweaking the levels would make this pop. Other than that this is a very nice photo for the memory books. The kids should be very happy with it. I know I would if I still was a kid.

27 - Spider Web
by ErikV

Comment:
Oh wow. This is a great capture of the spider web. It came out very nice in B/W. Great job.

Dam(n) Fine Architecture
by jonfrommk

Comment:
I was going through peoples portfolio to see there b/w photos and I stumbled upon yours. I gave this a 9 during the challenge. I just loved the tones and the perspective. I just have to make this one of my favorites. It should have done better.