Candlehand and Smoke
by rodgers_le

Comment:
Wonderfully conceived and executed. Should take the Blue I think.

Betty Davis Eyes
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
Excellent.

My Dog's Favorite Window
by ecmguy

Comment:
Just saw the B&W version on 1x in voting - I think I like this colour version better.

This is very good for Minimal. Top job.

Clothed in Stripes
by RianBotes

Comment:
Well done on getting the yellow. It took me a while to orientate the Zebra in my brain. An excellent perspective and very well presented.

Congrats.

Stripes, Interrupted
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Well done on getting the blue. This is extremely well executed. I really like how the stem takes the stripes in a completely new direction.

Miami Monsoon
by Cory

Comment:
Congrats on getting the blue!

Well done.

The Gaggling
by skewsme

Comment:


Awarded for the July 2011 Free Study

Pelicans à la scrap
by Beetle

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Well, you don't need me to tell you that this is a successful image - most of the 131 people who voted have already told you that.

Let's put the painting with light part aside for a moment. The part of the image that most fascinates me are the interplay of shadows and river in the middle distance - make the whole thing look like a faux-backdrop. At the same time, it is clear to the brain that it is genuine and that adds to the whole effect.

I suppose to me the background is a touch overexposed but that's a difficult call without seeing what a darker image would look like. The image has nice coloration throughout but I'm particularly taken with the pastels of the flowing water.

I never dipped into this challenge so I'm glad to have had the opportunity to view this image.

Paul

Fire Flower
by mrjssims

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club:

This is a pretty effect. The 'flower' and its glow against the wall work really well and I like the overall coloration too. I do think this might work better with a much lower exposure - I note your aperture is set to f/3.5 and can't wondering how it would have looked at f/8 and 30 seconds.... I know'd you'd have lost the bottom of the vast then, but a brief sweep with the match lower down the image to finish off would probably have worked.

Overall, I like it very much as a concept but feel that the highlights from the top of the vase down would look better suppressed a little.

Nice though.

Paul

The Gaggling
by skewsme

Comment:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: So easy to have gone with something more conventional with this scene - instead you give us this dark mysterious and slightly sensual take on the scene. Masterfully restrained and fully of smudgy goodness. I really like your use of negative space too.

Critical Stuff: I wouldn't dream of it.

Overall: Looking forward to seeing who is responsible. Amazing stuff.