perry_cas

I always enjoy this style of bw colour manipulation. I think the idea of  the colour extending only so far from the apples was a good one.  It might be, however, that  a reduced colour could have extended from her chest to her face as her face looks a bit blue by comparison.

perhaps I missed the tab but am curious as to what you used for this pic.

Perry

I cant tell much difference here either, the original looks best to me, seems to have a higher contrast, blacks are a bit blacker- maybe. I recently had a go at focal blade myself and cant really say I was particularly impressed. To be honest I 'thought'( yeah i know often its all a bit subjective depending on the individuals skill level and mine isnt necessarilly that high) that the sharpener in Silverscan was better.

Focal blade pissed me off as well, I found it hard to evaluate its result when it was covered with watermarks. I think it would be more productive for them to do what others do - to give an unrestricted use for a restricted time period.

thanks for your efforts though, well done.

Perry