(Fog) Over The Hill
by GeneralE

Comment:
An obvious improvement over the original. I like the green tones and the placement of the foggy hill. The thing that's most distracting is that the fog is slightly purple, and doesn't quite look natural.

Elegant Urban
by Melethia

Comment:
More than competent, especially since it was basic editing. I really like the off angle, it adds a lot of interest. I agree with whoever commented that the sky needs to be darker. A way to get this in basic is to darken the blues before doing the b&w conversion.

If it were me (take this with a grain of salt, my landscape abilities are caca), I would try two different things. First, I'd get down lower, closer to the water, then shoot up more to get more sky. I think that might be a more interesting angle. Second, I might try a long exposure, to make the water more silky smooth. That would require a ND filter or less light, maybe twilight. Or shoot very early in the morning when there's less wind to disturb the water.

Hummer
by loriprophoto

Comment:
Good job! Focus in the right place, motion stopped enough to see the bird, but not so much that it looks stuffed. Did you do this with a single light?

Day 17: Poly X Out for Dinner
by rox_rox

Comment:
Ahhh, yes. We have these guys from time to time...voracious eaters, especially parsley.

Friends
by kawesttex

Comment:
Beautiful. Serene. This couldn't be better.

Tiger Swallowtail
by MaryO

Comment:
What an absolutely stunning butterfly. It makes me want to go out and try my hand with the frittilaries that are chowing down on the passion flowers in my yard.

Finding the Elusive Bullfrog
by rkligman

Comment:
All right, Rick! Nice job! I didn't even know there were frogs at Quail Gardens.

Griffin Edited
by TCGuru

Comment:
Great! You started with a really nice shot, and made it beautiful. I especially like the eyes. They show up nicely without looking unnatural.

IMG_2948OR-played-with.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Nice! The colors and contrast are a big improvement. It might be a bit sharp. I'm no sharpening genius, but on something like this, you might try sharpening it, then fade it to about 80%, to fade the halos and speckles a bit.

day4_after.jpg
by love

Comment:
Good job getting the middle eastern look, out of someone who is definitely not middle eastern. Overall, it's very nice. I don't really like how the texture and color of the scarf blend into the wall behind her. I played with the original for a bit, and decided it's a very hard fix in basic editing, because the wall and scarf are so close to the same color. One thing you can do during the shoot, especially if you know you're going to B&W is to use a different colored scarf. In this case, a blue scarf would make it possible to adjust the brightness of the wall and scarf independently.