DSS 86 Mono - Choices

WhatSheSaw

I have a few that I probably won't enter, because they are similar to ones already in the gallery. But I would really appreciate any comments on them.

#1 Summer's Over - Is the focus an issue here?


#2 Reflection


#3 Summer Fun


#4 Goofing Around


#5 Swimmer


#6 Tools


#7 Dew


#8 Mountain Sunset. I dropped out all but the red. Does this count as mono?


#9 C&W


#10 Busker's Reward


#11 Music Man


#12 Bounty



#12b Bounty in Sepia

WhatSheSaw

So I guess none of these are wowing anyone.

How about one of these?

#13 Sunflower


#14 Ladybug in Situ


#15 Daddy Long Legs (link only for the spider wimps among us )
http://www.seewhatshesaw.com/Competitions/DSS-86-Monotone/i-ngGVzQr/0/L/P1460475BWIR-L.jpg

#16 Sunset Skyscape

lizzard_nyc

dang! that's a lot of choices.

I am leaning towards the jumper--the kid in the air w/ the skateboard, #3 Summer fun. I just like the feel. I also like Swimmer.

WhatSheSaw

Thanks, Liz! I probably swamped everyone else. The camera is my moment of Zen every day, so I am always shooting.

I'd like your take on #9. Is it ordinary? Does the face between the guitars add or detract?

bf2015

Just stumbled onto these. I like 12b (Bounty in Sepia). Nice textures in that. And I really like #16. That sky is sweet!

AndMan

#16, #5 & #9 for me in that order.
Nice set of images.

sapphire73

I like #9, 12b, and 16. That sky is lovely. (If you use this shot, you might want to crop the 2 small branches coming in from the left.)

WhatSheSaw

Thanks, Brian, Peter, and Gretchen! My husband really liked that sky, too. And I am partial to skies (and very lucky to live in a place that has an abundance of dramatic skies).

I had another of the dewdrop. Is this one more appealinig? I kind of liked playing with a monotone green.

17 Dewdrop

lkbart

I really liked your original Dew (#7), but thought it was a touch dark. Like the new one better - it's my favorite of these! Really like the sunburst on the dew drop. And it will probably be the only green monotone, so it will definitely be an eye-catcher. I also like #13 Sunflower & the sky in #16, but the trees & bottom of that shot seem so dark. And this is crazy, but since you mentioned the guy in between the guitars on #9, I kinda like it - I hadn't seen the guy before, but he kinda surprises you when you see him, especially since he seems to be looking right at you!

WhatSheSaw

Thanks, Lillian! I think I will enter the dewdrop. I like the idea of a green monotone. I got more light in this one due to a slightly different angle and different processing. I really like all of the lights in the BG from the other dewdrops. It reminds me of Christmas. And I got a little closer, so you can see the refraction in the drop a bit better.

I did a crop on the Skyscape to reduce the amount of dark at the bottom and the edges. Do you like this one better?

sapphire73

Just saw the new dewdrop shot, and it is gorgeous!

WhatSheSaw

Thanks, Gretchen!

lkbart

I do like the rework of the sky better, but still not as much as the dew drop!!

WhatSheSaw

Thanks, Lillian!