The Path to Grandma's House
by CapeSail

Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
ooo very scary the BW helps enhance it

The Path to Grandma's House
by CapeSail

Comment by Ken:
I like the composition and light, but looks a bit overprocessed.

The Path to Grandma's House
by CapeSail

Comment by OmanOtter:
Very nice. Now add a little girl with a red cloak and/or a wolf hiding by a tree and it will really fit your title.

The Path to Grandma's House
by CapeSail

Comment by Gallatin:
Beautiful

Mr. Swan
by CapeSail

Comment by kteach:
I'm usually not very fond of the auto adjustments since they tend to make things look funny for me... I just use them to get some ideas... but this worked out pretty well :) Looks like it might have left a slight halo around the swan? Be careful with that cloning tool.. I'm guessing there was something on the rock on the left... you can see the repetition of the pattern there indicating the cloning. The more I look at it, I'm going to guess that you had to fix the water too, since the pattern repeats and you've lost the reflection of his head? That look he's giving you though... "don't you DARE take my picture!" :P

Snow At Last
by CapeSail

Comment by kteach:
Great lines, and I love how you captured the snow falling. I thinkt this type of shot is a good candidate for the b/w or sepia treatment, though it almost naturally looks that way. Beautiful shot! :)

On Frozen Pond
by CapeSail

Comment by kteach:
Nice... again, using the rule of thirds works so much better than if you had centered these two. The shallow dof is very nice, and lets the colors and variations in the ice blend nicely and then drift off into the grasses. The tree branches to the left make a nice sort of natural frame too. That one bird down in the lower left corner bugs me though... he should have moved out of your way! :P Nice job on this one!

The Cannon
by CapeSail

Comment by kteach:
This is nice.. I like the dof and how you used the rule of thirds in this one, but your eye follows the barrel of the cannon out. The textures in the metal are great and show a bit of a history with all the nicks and rust. The processing makes this look older and rustic, which is perfect for the subject. The one thing I find really interesting about this one is how the brick wall looks almost like a drawing. Very nice.

Reflections on Ice
by CapeSail

Comment by kteach:
I think I can see what you were going for here with the interesting ice textures and the reflections, but it's just not a composition that really grabs your attention. I think that might be part of the reason that it's difficult to determine whether this should be in color, b/w or sepia. As it stands, I think it could use a bump in levels to darken things up a bit. It might even be that it needs a slightly different hue as far as the color goes to really make it stand out. Maybe shades of blues to go with the cold wintery feel, or even just a slightly more red or yellow tone? Just throwing out some ideas.

To The Sea
by CapeSail

Comment by rasdub:
nice work capturing the beautiful shadows and using a nice perspective...I feel like I could walk right into the image and onto the beach. As a beach lover...this is a scene very familiar to me. Its always great to make that trek to the beach and to see the ocean as you come over the dunes, in search of great photographs or just a relaxing day in the sea and sand.