Postcards Challenge
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Comment by JuliBoc:
Wow! This is soooo... much better. I'll give you a 10 on this one. I like those hills in the foreground that were blocked by the border in the old version.

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by JuliBoc:
I think this shot was under rated. I was one of the 6's. I agree about the over sharpening. Maybe you should try 'smart sharpen' if you are using CS2. That seems to create fewer, or less severe halos than USM. I like the concept of the transparent border, but on the bottom, it may be detracting from the feeling of distance to the castle. Maybe it would work better if it were the same width as the sides and top, or you might have to eliminate it all together. (You'd have to change the color of the text then.) I like your choice of font and the trees framing the shot.

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by levyj413:
Try reprocessing it with a little less sharpening and lot more contrast. I bet you can get those clouds looking pretty dramatic.

I like the trees framing the scene, but I agree that then the whole-frame border conflicts with them.

A Broken Heart
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Comment by ernstlinde:
Didn't know you still got these, love it.....

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by RulerZigzag:
nice border but focus appears off a little.

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by indridistefans:
Lacks sharpness

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by GrayGhost:
Nice historic scene. Less of the branches would be better, e.g., a perspective from a step or two closer.

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by papamc:
Very nice, really makes good use of the tree for framing. Just a bit fuzzy or it would be an exceptional photo

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by pixelpig:
text is lost in the border & the half-trees are not working for me

Greetings from Conisbrough Castle
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Comment by albc28:
This composition to this photo is great. I just wish there were more depth of field to make the castle sharper.