I throw, you catch.
by Nobody

Comment:
Wow...What a jump! Nicely captured!

Eyelashes
by SoulMan1978

Comment:
I thought this was a pretty interesting shot, and voted it much higher than it's average. I agree with the other comments that it seems a bit overly sharp, but I assumed that was what you were going for. To keep this same style as opposed to the completely different takes on your discussion thread, I would have liked to see more pure dark black. Something to really offset all of the white. Just my two cents. (or half a cent, you decide! :-)

Day 7 - after - Shrouded in Doubt
by love

Comment:
Another great shot. I Love the crop, and the textures in the scarf are a nice contrast with the smoothness of the skin. The details in the eyes are also VERY nice!

DSC_1031-A.jpg
by cgino

Comment:
Wow! You've certainly created a TON of drama in this shot! Thanks for posting your steps, as i'm a huge fan of clouds in a shot. Welcome aboard!

day6_after
by love

Comment:
Cracks me up! Love the tongue! Everyone here who has posted a nice B&W knows that I have a huge soft spot for it!

Just hang\'n out after-sepia-tweaked.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment:
It does make the boys appear a bit sharper, as well as the bricks and concrete. The last version is STILL my favorite! :-) I've looked at it several times now and decided the slightly out of focus boys don't bother me. It just gives the photo a different feel that we don't often see here in super sharpened DPC land.
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Edited to add:
Sometimes "different" can be good, and sometimes "different" can be bad. Other times it's just plain "different." If the whole picture had been out of focus, I would have thought either bad or different for the sake of being different. But since the bricks and reflections were so sharp, I've decided that it's good different! :-) Just my opinion of course! lol

Message edited by author 2008-06-07 09:32:13.

Jun 05 After.jpg
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Cracks my up! Why did you put that bear in there??? WHY, WHY, WHY??? I HAVE TO KNOW!!!! Excellent job with the selective desat, and I'm a HUGE fan of the negative space. I would never even think of cropping off the face like that, but it works so well! BUT WHY IS THAT BEAR THERE???? :-)

Day 05
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
Holy Crap! That IS out of the world awesome! Very disturbing and powerful. i think it's the green tones that really makes it click.

Just hang\'n out after-sepia.jpg
by wehrmacher

Comment:
This is my favorite of the three as well! I think it would have made a nice entry for Partners! Like the other commenters, the camera DID focus on the background rather than the boys, which is the only drawback for DPC. Still, I kind of like it personally. Candid shots are tough that way. I've got scads of them from the May side challenge that are juuusssttt slightly out of focus, but looked perfect on my LCD. :-{

Jun 06 After.jpg
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
I'm such a sucker for B&W! I think it works SO well for almost everything, and this is no exception! It really brings out the details in the stonework and the windows. Great job!