Sunset Indulgence
by Strikeslip

Comment:
Congrats on the ribbon slippie!!! Seriously though, only a 7.7? You can do better :).

Message edited by author 2006-07-06 15:02:11.

Depressed & Lonely
by cpickett

Comment:
I was using a lens with 4.0 as the lowest, but I agree, the background could use more blurring, which I suppose I could have done in post-processing, and I could have even taken out the "bush" but I wasn't sure if that would break the rules (removing a major element).

It was shot in AV mode, I was having some problems getting anything to expose well, so I actually took three or four of these, and this one was the brightest, set at +2 exposure (as far as the light meter was concerened). I probably should have switched over to manual.

Thanks for the tip on the processing, I'll try sharpening less in more steps in the future. As to the haloing, I dodged the bird, and I think that is what gives that effect.

Thanks for the critique!

Slippy:
Thanks man, the poster above you is quite clearly insane as well :).

Pig Head - Pig Head - Rollie Polie - Pig Head
by Strikeslip

Comment:
I just don't like anything about it! :)

White Men CAN... 't Jump
by cpickett

Comment:
BTW... That is me in the pic.. Crop wasn't severe, just bad camera angle.

White Men CAN... 't Jump
by cpickett

Comment:
It's about time! I need to hire a professional to keep up with the slippy juggernaught. :)

Over the net
by kristinnmar

Comment:
Nice shot of the action... But the photo looks a little too yellow.

Shocking Pink
by Curious

Comment:
Look dangerous for you and the biker :)

Parts of it look ever exposed, and the image might be just a little too vertical.

Great Shot
by graphicfunk

Comment:
Nice perspective... You might have used a faster shutter, so that you caught it more "in action", then a blur.

Paige.jpg
by sheapod

Comment:
Good tonal range, not overly dark or light, can't really find much wrong here.

Very nice picture (BTW)

The 203rd Flower
by cpickett

Comment:
It looks like everyone hated the B&W... I agree it could have been better with more contrast, and I actually worked with it a little after it was suggested, and it does look much nicer that way.

As far as why B&W, since I was expecting 200+ flowers (as my title sugggests), I decided to do something that I was confident no one else would do.