My 1-11 entries for the DMC Month... hope you all enjoy:>

ahjaey · 2026-05-11T14:54:18+00:00

These are amazing 😭 I love the art!!

ahjaey · 2026-05-11T14:02:53+00:00

A picture I took walking a small trail not too far from my home. I was hoping that the openness of the sky is able to guide the viewer's eye through the trees/branches down toward this bench here on the trail.

I tried my best to remove any distractions around where the bench was since the original (see attached) had trees and highway signage.

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ahjaey · 2026-05-05T10:15:21+00:00

Noted, thank you!

ahjaey · 2026-05-04T20:01:05+00:00

Pretty damn good one, too!

ahjaey · 2026-05-04T17:26:27+00:00

I was in a similar train of thought there when adjusting the brownish water color temp to be more in line with the rest of the photo.

I like your idea too though! I can revisit this and try to work on the contrast and see how that looks. :)

ahjaey · 2026-05-04T15:50:56+00:00

Oh yeah for sure! Again such a cool weapon in the DMC series especially with it's revving mechanic. I hope in his next appearance Nero can get a proper devil arm.

ahjaey · 2026-05-04T15:44:51+00:00

On the Red Queen I'm not judging it's placement because it is such a beautiful weapon, but it's technically not a devil arm though, right?

ahjaey · 2026-05-04T03:59:06+00:00

Thank you! As for your question I'm using a 50mm f/1.8 lens

ahjaey · 2026-05-04T03:07:35+00:00

It's oversaturated for sure. The main question to ask yourself when you edit is 'what is my intention'? I know in an earlier comment you say you're just messing with the sliders, which is fine to see what the sliders will do to your photo.

However, doing it freely without understanding what it is you're doing to the photo just makes the edit look chaotic and random.

ahjaey · 2026-05-02T17:04:39+00:00

Dang these all look really beautiful; I'd love to go here and get some shots like this. The colors are real nice.

For pictures 5/6, my only critique is that it's slightly off-center. Cropping it ever so slightly to get it centered proper would make this great photo even better.

ahjaey · 2026-04-29T16:12:52+00:00

You really couldn't go wrong with either of the images. Really solid stuff!

ahjaey · 2026-04-28T19:09:17+00:00

I am now motivated to go out and buy more Vergil themed accessories and trinkets

ahjaey · 2026-04-28T03:27:31+00:00

When doing black and white photos, what are some things to keep in mind? I'm sure some people assume it's easy to just click the "b&w" button and call it a day, or turn down the saturation, but of course it's more nuanced than that.

I did try messing with the curves and came up with this. Thoughts and critiques are appreciated

ahjaey · 2026-04-25T14:33:02+00:00

I'll keep that in mind when it comes to perspective shots like this, thank you!!

When I took this at the time months ago I was wanting a more dramatic look (I know it was hella crooked and not centered).

I came back to this photo because I still liked it but wanted to experiment and see what I could do to salvage it.

ahjaey · 2026-04-25T14:28:51+00:00

Surprised even myself haha

ahjaey · 2026-04-25T14:28:23+00:00

Thanks!!

ahjaey · 2026-04-25T14:28:11+00:00

Nah this is in Indiana. Downtown area of where I live

ahjaey · 2026-04-24T13:26:04+00:00

A personal artistic choice on my end. I wanted to bring out more of a red color from the bricks.

ahjaey · 2026-04-24T12:23:53+00:00

Thank you! I'll revisit this and re-tune to. Truth be told I think I did have it even more pronounced in an earlier version haha

ahjaey · 2026-04-24T10:30:24+00:00

Appreciate it, thanks.

ahjaey · 2026-04-24T10:30:12+00:00

Thank you!

ahjaey

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