Florence Arches
by butch81385

Comment by sevilduvarci:
very nice perspective.

King of the Vikings
by butch81385

Comment by ladyhawk22:
I'm not generally a fan of statues as a photographic subject, but the lighting here is very well done! I like that there's a Celtic motif in the background as well.

King of the Vikings
by butch81385

Comment by mamba:
good lighting and its a small suggestion but it may have been netter of the piece was further to the right, giving a bit more negative space to the left.

King of the Vikings
by butch81385

Comment by L1:
Wonderful light and texture. Great macro shot; I might consider cropping in on the left and the top to make the figure less centered. Good luck in the challenge. :)

King of the Vikings
by butch81385

Comment by sherpet:
Nicely captured.....

King of the Vikings
by butch81385

Comment by Evaan:
Border really adds to this - nice choice. 6

King of the Vikings
by butch81385

Comment by posthumous:
Nice touch putting it on that rug! 6

King of the Vikings
by butch81385

Comment by svarttrast:
nice work

Leaving Leaves
by butch81385

Comment by posthumous:
I don't mean to confuse you, because I know that we want to start out lousy so that we can improve... but this is beautiful. I think it's a useful strategy to capture illusions with a photograph, since a photograph is itself an illusion. And those "stains" are themselves photographs. After all, photography is nothing more than a very sophisticated "stain" of light.

But the effect works both ways. Yes, the real leaf seems like an illusion, but that also makes the illusion-leaves seem more real, and then I even imagine the ground as some kind of sky in which they're falling. the lines in the concrete(?) seem like rain, or some sort of precipitation. Your "unprocessing" keeps everything soft and muted and enhances this shifting between illusion and reality.

The Eye of a Black Hole
by butch81385

Comment by JeniY:
coool! makes you take a second look - nice!