Shawl
by lecter1963

Comment:
This is a nice photo. I can't tell, but is there a streak from the corner of her mouth extending down the shawl to her shirt that is supposed to be desaturated? It's kind of hard for me to tell.

REFLECTIONS
by coolblue

Comment:
Great selection. I'm not sure that it would help or not, but I'd be curious to see what this would look like if only the reflection of the boat was in color, rather than both boat and reflection. Still, well done. 8

Discarded...
by mist

Comment:
This is a funny photo. Is that gravel desaturated, or is it naturally gray like that? Either way, I like the look on Kyle's face. It goes with the title well.

Boogie Woogie
by runeric

Comment:
Interesting selection. The color really stands out...to the point that it almost seems that she was cut from a different photo and pasted in, though that is clearly not the case.

The Skin I Live In
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
I like this photo. Nicely done.

Kiss
by grigrigirl

Comment:
Interesting. The only problem that I have is that the red highlights take away from the kiss. I think you want to force the viewer's eye to the kiss in this case by highlighting the couple rather than the surrounding wall.

ponder
by guillermo21

Comment:
I think I understand what you were going for here, but I would recommend one of two things. Either have her eyes open, with an intense stare at the camera, or make it seem that she's feeling the wind on her face with a fan or something. Just a couple thoughts.

Please prepare for landing...
by geahsklz

Comment:

Originally posted by awpollard: I took the liberty to work up your shot a bit to illustrate that it is a great shot that just needed some TLC in the digial darkroom. Hope you don't mind. I may have over sharpened it a bit, but I felt it was a little soft as it stood. Always remember to check your sharpness after a resize because you will lose some detail. Under basic rules, I worked the dark end of the curve to bring up the shadows and mids which also brightened the overall shot. Once I worked the curve, I added a little contrast to give it a little pop. I added a couple of clicks of saturation and then boosted the greens just a little more. Again this is a great composition and playing with curves possibly would have brought your score up a whole point or more. Andy

Hey Andy...really well done. Thank you so much for making the effort. It looks light years better. I'm just glad to know that it's possible to improve this shot. I honestly have very little skill in the digital darkroom, and just need some help. I knew it needed some TLC, but didn't know where to start. Thanks again.

Ryan

Walking Away
by tUpAc_LiL_bRoThA

Comment:
Good idea, but I wish it was in focus. Seems that the lighting may have made it difficult to get a quicker shutter speed considering that the little girl probably wasn't interested in standing still. I like the idea of having her in the foreground though.

The Life Beyond the Tracks
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
Great color and choice of location for this photo. The curved tracks, in combination with the high contrast and tone editing (?) create a very interesting image. Well done.