COMMENTS:

Mark Aksoy	Another eye-catching image with an interesting color scheme!  I think that without the filter it would have appeared too busy.  By highlighting object edges, the filter brought order to the scene. I'm not sure darkening the lower left corner helped, since it appears (at least on my monitor) as a shadowy void that throws the image off-balance.  I would lighten it back a little here.
Cliff Banks	As you said in your description this is a busy Italian street scene.  I find it a little too busy with difficulty finding a place to rest the eye.
Bob Altman	I love the filter you used on this. My only question is why you darkened the lower left of the image? I would have used a crop to try to cut down some of the color. Also, the image is not straight.
Bob Barley	Interesting image. We did not see the original image, of course, so it begs the question, “What did it look like without the filter?” I think there are a lot of interesting shapes and colors in the scene and I don’t know if the filter improved the image or not. Cropping this image was difficult due to the bright and dark contrasts, and the filter didn’t have the same impact in the darker areas. Tough shot to post-process.
Rene Ross
Margaret Boike	Nice treatment. I like all the colors and nice clear "Ice Cream" sign. Then, you see the vendor standing there. Cute! It might help to do something to the people in the background behind the vendor - maybe blur them or darken them a bit - to make the vendor stand out more?
Rich Krebs	I like it. May be too busy? Not sure why you darkened the left corner.

Member Bio

Rene Ross - Biography ikudbne1@aol.com     Though technically I am new, I feel like I have been a member of PSA my entire life... for as far back as I can remember, my father (Walter Ross a +40 year member) took me along with him to all his camera club outings and meetings; I liked looking at the pictures! When I was old enough to hold a camera and reach the "on" button on the enlarger, I started entering club competitions; even beat pop out a time or two ;)  I have been to a few of the yearly PSA conventions in various parts of the country, going on various photo excursions and taking a few of the composition/style classes.     About 10 years ago, I moved from Chicago to So.Cal.  Unfortunately, with that move I lost access to pop's Nikons and darkroom!  And as it tends to do, life invariably intercedes and my development as a professional Registered Nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care took over much of my extra time. Photography got pushed into the background.     When digital started to become commonplace, I was able to get back into the 'darkroom' and began taking pictures for reasons other than mere vacation documentation. I started looking at people, objects and landscapes again as I did as a child, with wonder and awe and the need to capture those perfect moments on 'film'. While computers are a favorite pastime of mine, I know there is a great deal more I can learn, so I decided it was time to jump back into the PSA realm... this time with my own camera in hand.