Two options for DSS 120...

billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
edited January 21, 2013 in The Dgrin Challenges
I put the first one in the entry gallery yesterday, but went out again and got the second one. I'd appreciate any comments or critiques. Having fun with this challenge...

Ellwood Mesa, Goleta, CA
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Santa Barbara Zoo
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  • JennJenn Registered Users Posts: 1,009 Major grins
    edited January 13, 2013
    I'm a bird lover! Pretty cockatoo!
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  • PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2013
    I really love the texture and drama of the first one. Very nice!
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2013
    #1 for me - the wood really pops and the ivy crosses the frame beautifully.
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  • billseyebillseye Registered Users Posts: 847 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2013
    Jenn wrote: »
    I'm a bird lover! Pretty cockatoo!

    My daughter is a fanatic bird lover. She has two gorgeous birds. Me? Couldn't tell a cockoo from a buzzard. ne_nau.gif
    PedalGirl wrote: »
    I really love the texture and drama of the first one. Very nice!
    cbbr wrote: »
    #1 for me - the wood really pops and the ivy crosses the frame beautifully.

    Thanks Jen, Pedal Girl, and cbbr.

    The combination of texture and line attracted me to this shot (the first one). I'm not a huge fan of selective color, but in this case it seems to bring out the best of both primary picture elements.
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  • Troy RaymondTroy Raymond Registered Users Posts: 171 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2013
    I really like the texture and color of the first image.

    The second image I don't consider selective color as 2 colors seem to be selected (blue/yellow). The white of the bird also looks selected, if white was actually a color. :D
  • sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,970 moderator
    edited January 14, 2013
    I really like #1. The second is a good shot of a cockatoo but the first really draws me in to the textures and beauty.

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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2013
    Troy Raymond wrote: »
    I really like the texture and color of the first image.

    The second image I don't consider selective color as 2 colors seem to be selected (blue/yellow). The white of the bird also looks selected, if white was actually a color. :D

    There are multiple color tones in Bill's first image also... I don't interpret anything in the challenge description as a limit to only one color tone selected - especially since Jag's example images include one with a palate of colors.

    Like the first one a lot Bill. thumb.gif
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  • GretaPicsGretaPics Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2013
    The textures and lines of the wood are beautifully revealed in your first and I love the color juxtaposition of the ivy and the composition too. My favorite kind of image....nicely done. The bird is nice as well, but doesn't capture me as much as the first.
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2013
    +1 for #1
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2013
    #1 hands down! No second guessing needed!
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  • tinamarie52tinamarie52 Registered Users Posts: 954 Major grins
    edited January 21, 2013
    #1 for me, too!
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