How I did it -

COMMENTS:

Kenneth Deitcher, MD, FPSA	Nice retouching job. I think if you lightened the grass in front it would mage a stronger image.
Elaine Icklan	Nice light on the cottage. Opening up the shadow areas in the foreground a little would help and darkening the chimney so that it silhouettes better. Bringing light on the monument in the foreground is a perfect touch.
Barbara Mallon	This is a very nice rendition of a historical home. I would remove the bright "branch" on the left above the roof with rubber stamped tree branches. I am not sure if the addition of the marker will win you points because it is not where it belongs and is distracting. Good luck!
Shirley Ramaley	You did a good job of taking a photograph and changing it specifically for a certain purpose. Let us know how this turns out. My only thought for change is the sign in the bottom right hand corner because my eye went there first and keeps going back, instead of to the house. I think it would be better without that sign, but perhaps you are required to leave it in. The rest of the picture is very well done.
John Rodete	Good job ,sure they were happy.
Dewey Val Schorre	Good job of documenting a historic house. Clever to move the sign into the picture.

Member Bio

Charlie Pettis - Biography Photography has been my hobby since 1936. In 2000, I closed my color darkroom and went entirely to Digital photography. My current camera is a Canon D30 and I use Photoshop CS2 with an Epson R1800 printer and Dell computer. Over the years I have worked with 35mm through 5X7, 8 and 16 mm movies, video. My profession was Engineering and I made extensive use of photography for machine illustrations, mostly for internal use. We have two well-documented children. Our daughter, Lydia, is a System Analyst in the main library at Cornell University. Our son, Chuck, has a business in the Seattle area. I belong to the Middle Georgia Camera Club and the Photographic Society of America.