COMMENTS - HANDS Fortnightly Competition #17

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Well, in the spirit of the original rules laid down by Dr. Mhuni, I shall comment on Heidi's entry

I like the idea behind the photograph but I do find the lighting and /or the contrast rather harsh and unflattering.

I find the signature / watermark slightly distracting.

Having said that, I have not thought of a "Hands" entry yet

I posted, because hoped to get "peace"....
I still do not
Had a printout and was dissappointed
Now I am back behind GIMP and trying to find the right tone. For the printout.

It is strange, Most of the pics that I printed out look quite the same as on the screen. But the unsaturated, BW look wierd. Somehow greenish I would say. Why the unsaturated make such a difference ?!

Because to make black and white prints properly you need dedicated black and white inks (usually various greys). A regular printer will try and make the shades of grey using the cyan/magenta/yellow inks which will nearly always lead to a colour cast. Without buying a new printer there's probably not a lot you can do I'm afraid...

I do not have a printer

I know the list is sooooo long, that I should have....but until now I have gone to photoshop (or how you call it) - they know me and will not correct anything. (and make discount )

Point is that my pic is not totally BW (desaturated). But the difference (screen/paper) is very big. No such problem with colorful pics. Totally WB was almost ok. It seemes to be the critical moment for the screen.
I've reached the point, where I have to start calibrating ! uuuhh...

Yes...it IS a desease....

Some interesting shots this fortnight on what I think is a difficult task.

I will not comment further as no-one else has taken up the challenge to comment

Not an easy task to judge all these pics!

Or should we say: "Its easy, just pick up one and declare a winner. Then pick some other and give numbers 1., 2. and 3."

No need to stop commenting, Hyram , go on. I am quite curious
I like yours quite a lot, I must say. Str fresh, I would say. Simple lines and interesting structure. May be I like it because I have never tried such PP.
But I do have other favs as well

Blimey! just looked at the entries, great shots folks
Going to be a tough call.

My favourite put a smile on my face.

There are some good shots in there and the very late entry with the jewellery making was a theme I wanted to follow but didn't and I doubt that I'd have managed such a good shot. It's composition and exposure looks great to me.

It saddens me that the others don't join in as these competitions are just plain good fun.

Mike

Cheers Mike, lets hope the judge agrees with you!

I'm sure we are all on the edge of our seats waiting with baited breath - who will get that second place?

Mike

Well, I dont know what it is but I still enjoy participating and judging the fortnightly competition much more than the weekly and will continue to do so as long as I have the time.