Guitar
by SoulMan1978

Comment by bassbone:
i like the colors and the glow a lot - the lines are a little too jagged but it's still pretty good

Guitar
by SoulMan1978

Comment by David1411:
Nice!

Guitar
by SoulMan1978

Comment by gg3rd:
0-2 meets challenge = 2
0-3 creativity = 1
0-3 technical merit = 1
0-2 biased wow factor = 0

Stained Glass Window
by SoulMan1978

Comment by bassbone:
pretty window - but I think this would really benefit from tonemapping where we could get more detail out of the church without blowing out the window

Summery Shop Window
by SoulMan1978

Comment by Melethia:
This is a lot better than the score indicates - I like shots like this. Even though it wasn't raining, you got your point across quite well, I think, using the desat to emphasize the dreariness outside with the colorful "sun" theme in the window.

Peterborough Cathedral
by SoulMan1978

Comment by Melethia:
Indeed a very nice shot! Shows the grandiosity of the place but keeps the human element with the figures in the foreground - like the bit of motion, too. And yes, just a wee bit off-straight, but still a great shot. Congrats on the new personal best, too!

Two jacks, no kings, queens or aces
by SoulMan1978

Comment by brownsm:
pretty boring subject. tough to make this one look good. The lighting is also a little unidirectional, judging by the shadows. try using another light, or at least a reflector (can even be a piece of white cardboard or paper) to help even out the light. To improve this (forgetting about the subject), add in some more contrast and overall lighting through curves and levels adjustments.

Fly on a leaf
by SoulMan1978

Comment by alexjack:
interesting capture, from a technical standpoint, the photo appears a bit lacking in contrast and may have a bit of color cast. compositionally the main subject is centrally located which I think is ok with the fairly dynamic leaf pattern around the beast. since color doesn't add much here a b&w version may be worth a shot, finally the background, while a bit blurry still has quite a few areas of brightness or high contrast which detract from the main subject

all jmo of course, i'll be honest, Im not to big on bug and flower pictures :)

Jack

Peterborough Cathedral
by SoulMan1978

Comment by SoulMan1978:
Post challenge: Thanks for all the comments. This is my new highest score (but then I'm only learning)

I thought the people would divide opinion, I chose this pic on purpose cuz I like them :-)

Looking at it again I agree it's not totally straight, I thought I'd sorted that in editing, may be my monitor or I accidentally clicked undo or something. Ahhh well..

Stained Glass Window
by SoulMan1978

Comment by alexjack:
you've done a nice job capturing a scene that must have had a sizable dynamic range, I think you've framed it well too. Nice job,

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Jack