Curls Galore
by Nowaytotell

Comment:
This is such a cute gal! I like the pose and expression, too. You may want to experiment with adding some contrast, or fiddling with your mid-tone levels to add some richness to the shot. Good luck!

Chimney Sweep
by NerdJNerdBird

Comment:
Wonderful, rich tones and expression!

Lily
by LalliSig

Comment:
Pretty gal! I like the high key feel to this.

Looking in the Mirror
by JP

Comment:
This is a cute pose! It might improve the shot to get rid of the flash and instead take these two wonderful boys outside under an overcast sky--or use the flas outside where it won't cast that shadow on the wall. Good luck!

Still My Favorite Mountains
by dsidwell

Comment:

Originally posted by agenkin: Originally posted by agenkin: How did you get the clouds so blurry at 1/80s shutter? I think that I'm seeing motion blur from PP, but I may be wrong. Can you respond to this, please? :)

The clouds are blurry from a combo of NeatImage, median, and gaussian blur and various degrees of sharpening after each one. All the blurring tools were used at very low "power." I had to have the sky on a different layer so I could work on it. I also used Unsharp Mask at a large pixel radius and low percentage to add contrast and bring out more texture. I converted to b/w using the channel mixer, which of course created some noise, so these various tools were used to simply rid the sky of noise and enhance the lacy texture of the clouds.

Barbed Wire The taming of the West
by sslade

Comment:
Hi Steve! It looks like you got some good comments! You may want to straighten your horizon (or make it more tilted, if you're going for that effect). I like the positioning of the foggy sun just to the right of the barb. You may be able to play with colors to see if you can eek more drama into the shot. Nice work, though!

Hardened by Life
by Spizzer

Comment:
I'm glad to see a portrait amongst the ribbons. Well done and congratulations!

Backwater Commuter
by Falc

Comment:
This is really nice! I love the atmosphere here so much. Congratulations!

Fluffed-up to Stay Warm
by jbsmithana

Comment:
Lovely, soft image. The softness works here. I love the atmosphere, too, created by the bokeh effect.

Sunrise
by jrtodd

Comment:
One of my favorite spots! Nicely captured. I love the sun rays and colors here. 9