Day 26(3) - Between East and West.jpg
by Monicagd

Comment:
it's almost like the dome is cut in half.
very interesting.
well done for spotting the opportunity.

16
by mia67

Comment:
I don't add many photos to my favorites.
But i did just add this one.
Beautifully done.
Would make a great print.

Day-24
by SandyP

Comment:
well, I must confess I'm not a big child fan (please don't hate me Sandy!!!), but I do appreciate good photography.
And I appreciate the skills involved in taking another remarkable photo.

21
by mia67

Comment:
is that snow?
A very regal pose.
and beautifully exposed.

i actually just posted a picture of my dog directly after this one.
what a coincidence!!!!

Day 24(1).jpg
by Monicagd

Comment:
welcome aboard.
it doesn't matter when you start.
or finish.
it's the taking part that matters!!
I'm always behind in these things :-)

anyway, you've started off well.
this is a nicely composed macro that looks good in black and white.
i would personally like a little more room around the flower, but that's just me.
keep up the good work.
(and you can always post more than one a day if you want to catch up!!!)

Day 21
by dreamy

Comment:
that's a great close up portrait.
such clarity in the image.
and the character of the ladies shows up very well.

Day 24 - Flower
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
a very interesting study on that flower.
I don't know what the original color was, but it looks good in B&W.

Day 24 - Mattapoisett Harbor
by CapeSail

Comment:
is that why you are "CapeSail" because you love seascapes?

the picture is great.
the ND filter really makes a difference.
I look forward to seeing more pictures like this.

Day 19
by dreamy

Comment:
Oh yeah, I like your picture, the textures are great.
But I don't really like the black bars at the top and bottom.
Sorry, but they don't enhance the picture in any way.
Well, at least not for me :-)

Day 19
by dreamy

Comment:
If the picture isn't "right" to start with, then it doesn't matter what PP you do.
At least that's what I've found.

I nearly always use the channel mixer to convert to B&W.
Basically, if I can't get the picture to look good using that method, then I won't bother with it at all
!!
I know there are other methods out there that I should and could use, but I just don't feel like learning them at the moment.
I think my brain is getting too full :-)

Anyway, one "trick" I've been shown is to click on the channels tab and then to individually click on the red, green and blue tabs.
Whichever one of those tabs makes my picture look the most like how I want it to look is the channel that I pay most attention to in the channel mixer.

That is, if the blue channel is closest to what i want my picture to look like, then I will have a higher percentage of it selected in the channel mixer.

Oh yeah, don't forget to click back on the RGB channel before you go and convert, otherwise the channel mixer won't be available to you.

I hope this helps.
If you have any questions, you can PM me.