Frank

have seen interesting photos of cactus looking straight down  the where the flowers often bloom.  The top of  the cactus in your image here looks like and interesting area. Try both a closeup and a macro, ie. close then closer!

Maybe you won’t like the color, but at least there is “motion blur” and the gismo is enlarged a bit.

Be careful of your lighting.  Parts of the image are a bit too bright or overexposed.  Look into using a diffuser.  They do make small ones that fit in a pocket.  As with most photos experiment with different angles of the same plant, and remember to include some images of the whole plant, not just the flower.

A note of caution:  I had a cact…[Read more]

Wow, what a collection of color, and imaginative compositions. Have greatly enjoyed ALL of the above!

I have noticed your color on other of your images.  You have a good grasp of color theory.  I still have carry around a color wheel.

I like the lighting and enjoyed browsing your photos on Photostream on Flickr.  Your art and imagination shines through!( I guess spiders can be beautiful, too)

“an adult turkey has 5000 to 6000 feathers on its body but one thing is for sure that each adult healthy turkey must have at least 3500 feathers on the body.”

I think I have read that B&W photos do bring out  textures  because of the edges that make a good contrast of the black and white, light and shadow.

PS Good job getting a sharp focus!

Beauty, Rose.  Art in an amazing place.

Think you might like the B+Ws.  Click on Portfolios then Architecture:

https://www.sharontenenbaum.com

You have down well with your choice of subject and your B&W conversion.I like the connection between peeling paint, a broken wall and dilapidated window.

Here are some composition elements you might have considered.   What was the reason you took the photo, or what was the story you wanted to tell? Was this to be a haunted house, or beautiful…[Read more]

The suggested crop works, but with the sky in the fog I might have lower the camera a bit to include all of the water fall and less sky. It’s a tough choice because I like having the distant mountains.  What a beautiful place!

Wonderful arrangement again!  Jeff makes a good point and you responded.  I, too, really like the pears and the green vegetable.   When you mentioned the lid, I really had to look hard to see it.  So, here is a lightened version just for comparison. Then when playing with Levels, the mat on the left popped into view. Not sure having light the…[Read more]

It still amazes me that a flat page can show such depth!

I like having the floor level.and there is such a wide range of colours you could , I would just go with what  you like.  But, try several options, including a look at grunge and then decide.

You are starting with a very nice image.

Or what about less room at the top?

Another masterful still life.  Have you tried addible some subtle color to the background as an alternative to black?

I like the one showing just a bit of the face. Too much detail on the face loses some of the mystery.

Never seen a white pelican only brown ones in the southeast USA.  But, they have yellow around the throat and are quite photogenic!

Nice idea.

Here is one thing you might want to check when your are trying to subtract an area of a mask.  Let’s say you are using the subtract brush.  Remember that the brush probably defaults to the last setting you were using. So remember to rest the adjustment settingss back to zero *Or the middle of the sliders) by clicking on the icon in the upper r…[Read more]

Here is one thing you might want to check when your are trying to subtract an area of a mask.  Let’s say you are using the subtract brush.  Remember that the brush probably defaults to the last setting you were using. So remember to rest the adjustment settingss back to zero *Or the middle of the sliders) by clicking on the icon in the upper r…[Read more]

Big improvement when you darkened the face.  Just that slight change gives the face just a bit more detail even though it is not that close to us.  (What a nice smile and perky horse.)