Uncle Toms Cabin
by Gringo

Comment by GinaRothfels:
Welcome back and congratulations on the ribbon.

Uncle Toms Cabin
by Gringo

Comment by Bear_Music:
There's so much to love about this image. The composition is excellent. The tonal range is mostly spot-on IF it were B/W, which the foreground actually seems to be. But the slight hint of color is off-putting to me; from my perspective, there should be NO color or, if you do choose selective desaturation (it wouldn't be my choice, but...), then it should be a little more obvious. Finally, and this is what keeps me coming back, the way you've darkened in the sky upper right and given it a hint of color is just way off. I feel like the sky WANTS to be paler, and this fill-in isn't ding you any favors.

So, to recap my own, personal feelings on the image, it's crying out to be a fine B/W print and I'm disappointed you didn't take it in that direction. I'm just commenting now: I already gave the image a 7 a few days ago. I expect you're probably scoring reasonably well, and I hope you are :-)

Uncle Toms Cabin
by Gringo

Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
Excellent desat.

Uncle Toms Cabin
by Gringo

Comment by glad2badad:
I like the desat processing. Works well.

Yacht Race
by Gringo

Comment by langdon:
Still hanging on my wall...

Main Street
by Gringo

Comment by Neat:
What a fun shop! Great to see you back!

Main Street
by Gringo

Comment by glad2badad:
Wow! 7 years since your last entry! Good to see you back in the mix. :-)

Main Street
by Gringo

Comment by glad2badad:
Tones are a bit middle-ground rather than stretching to reach a high contrast state. JMO. Good luck. Interesting place (think I've seen it before on a recent challenge?)

Main Street
by Gringo

Comment by willem:
This image works because of all the different signs with all the different midtones. Not so much high contrast.

The Sinner and the Saint
by Gringo

Comment by MikeO:
Nicely done. Good to see you back entering.

Mike