Cracking shot !!!.......great idea & beautifully created !!!!

It just looks a little 'flat'.......so I've done a simple mod. to add a bit of 'zing' to the image, by
adjusting the levels & saturation....................

Cracking shot Ann !!.....lovely arrangement, with a great base/background, to add a bit of 'character' !!!

The b/g looks a tiny bit 'flat' ?....so I've done a mod. to add a bit of 'depth/form' to the flaky paintwork....& also
darkened the 'base' to alter it's 'angle' to the b/g wall.....plus changed it's colour tone a bit !
I've also added a bit of gaussian blur to the back wall to make it recede a bit, try & create some 'depth of field'.......

Not 100%, but just a quick mod. to see what could be brought out of the shot !!....again not a criticism, but just me
having a quick firkle !!!!!!!.

Ooooo....you temptress you !!!.....you knew I can't resist a challenge with a mod !

Lovely shot, nicely set up, & well lit !!!.......my only thought is looks to be 'floating' in
mid-air ?........rather than sitting on a base ??

In my mod. I've added a sort of 'base', & emphasized the shadows & hi-lites to add some
solidity & roundness......plus a hint of vignette !!

A distorted base texture (to make it look flat) might be better though ??

A fine shot all the same !!!!!!!!!.

Cracking shot !!!....great subject, with a nice arrangement, & the textures have added to the character & feel of
the whole image........lovely piece of work, with a lovely painterly quality !!!!.

When you add a textured layer it sometimes 'flattens' the tones a little, depending on the blending-mode....so I've
done a mod. to bring back some of the contrast & 'roundness' to the fruit.....plus a bit more colour in the seeds, &
finished with a vignette.........not a criticism, just adding a final 'flourish' to a great shot !!

....& Happy Birthday Ann.........

Great shot !!!.....good subject matter, with a nice sky.............

With that 10-22 lens you could've knelt down & filled the F/G with that old 'rail-line' & still retained all the sky drama......which would've reduced
the pebbly area between the rails & the middle-ground.....& perhaps added a bit more 'depth' & 'oomph' ???????.........just a thought ......

Great shot !!!....good strong composition, with nice F/G, & rich colours !!!

Two thoughts...a) the F/G wall is pin-sharp, but the B/g hills are a bit 'soft'.....your aperture needs to be down at f11 or f16 to get everything sharp...& try & focus (in this shot) on the fence
for maximum DoF & sharpness..............unless your intention was to keep the wall sharp & soft hills, then I'll shut-up !!.

b) that LH fence would make for a very strong lead-in to the image....so perhaps a couple of paces to the left would have made the fence more prominent ??....though it's
difficult to be sure without seeing what obstacles were there ??

A darned good effort though....& one to be proud of !!!!!!!.

Beautiful shot !!.....but for me the border is competing with the colours in the main image, & detracts from the overall effect !!...perhaps desaturating the border might help ??... or
just use a neutral light-grey ???......other than that it's a corker !!!!!

Great shot !!!....love the abstract/graphic quality in this beauty !!!

Though I think if it were mine, I'd crop 25% off the RH side, to balance the image a bit, & to
eliminate that very bright f/g 'splodge'........

Beautiful shot !!!....love the blue/yellow colour-contrast, & arrangement !!!

Just a thought....I'd like to see more of the shadows of the bottles, so by tilting the camera down a smidgen
it would have achieved that, & reduced the upper part of the image which isn't contributing as much.....so apart
from that it's a corker !!

A beautiful shot !!.....lovely arrangement & great atmospherics !!!

The only minor point for me......I think the area of water is overwhelming the image a wee bit ??....maybe a slightly lower viewpoint would have overcome that ?....so....
I've done a simple mod to reduce the water area, by raising the bottom edge of the image, without cropping it, so it retains all the elements.....& enlarged the ducks a
bit, to make them more prominent ! Finally adjusted the 'Levels' a tiny bit, & added a thin black border to hold everything together..................

Not meant as a criticism, just my idea on what this lovely shot could end up like !!!.....regards....Keith.

Great shot !!!!.....good location....just needs the tonal range adjusting, to reduce the contrast, & perhaps
make it look a bit more 'gloomy' ?????....which should add to the 'loneliness', & overall mood !

I'll stick with V1 !!............

V2 has become a pure 'pattern' picture, still OK with nice curves & colour, but it's lost the 'zing' that exists in V1 ?????

Different strokes for different blokes, I think the expression is ??

Beautiful shot !!!!.....the sepia toning suits the subject very well, though the contrast is a tiny bit flat ?, & the windmill should be facing 'into' the picture ?

I've done a mod. to illustrate my points, plus a few other changes, if you can spot them....see what you think ????

Regards...Keith.

Yeerrrrss !!!....V2 looks spot on !!!.......the 'heavier' tones have both created a nice 'base' to the shot, & balanced the whole
image.....as well as adding a bit more 'oomph' !!!!

Another way would be to create a new 'empty' Layer, then add a black grad to it from the bottom fading to zero at the bridge,
then set the blend-mode to 'Soft Light', & reduce the opacity to about 25%, & adjust from there...should have a very similar effect
to V2, but just another way of achieving it !!!!!

All good fun innit !!!!!!!

Keith.

It's definitely getting there !.....set-up's OK, but all the highlights are too burned out......maybe 2 stops less exposure will give a better
starting image for details & shadows (preferably in RAW mode).....then adjust from there...........??

I tried a mod., but the highlights are lost, & couldn't improve them !

That 'bite' out the one biccy works very well too !!!!

Next...................

Love it !!!!.....apart from the obvious 'sparkle', there's a touch of magic in there.....because you can't see the filaments of
the web, the dew-drops look to be 'levitating' ?, almost like a planetry system being created ??.....fascinating & beautiful !!!!!!!

Stunning portrait, of a stunning girl !!!!......great 'pose', & beautifully photographed.....I think the very slight 'softness' in V1 only adds to her 'femininity'....love it !

I've done a fairly simple mod. for your consideration.........just added a 'glow' to the whole image !!....it's diffused the B/G a bit more, but more importantly it's
added even more 'femininity' (not that she needs it !), & created a nice 'aura' to the whole shot !......finally added a thin black border to hold everything together !!

Hope you like it ??.....regards....Keith.

Wow !....powerful stuff !!!!......I'd like to see it a teensy bit lighter in the lower 1/2 of the shot, to bring out those hilights in
the waves & foam ???

Hope you didn't get wet !...looks like that wave is coming your way !.

A beautiful shot !!!!.....that softish side-lighting is sublime !!!

I can see a second shot in this ?.....if the L & R sides were cropped to just outside of the small island !....I reckon it'd be a really strong image !!!!...hold a couple of cards over the
screen image to see the effect ?????......adds some 'oomph', without any 'photoshopping' !!!!

Hi Dilys......don't crop anything off the bottom, you'll lose some of the arm/hand !......a crop from the LH side just left of that sprig of Oak leaves
that she is holding, will give the 'classic' format ratio of 4 x 3......hope that helps ?