Individuality
by rickhd13

Comment:
Very nice! I love this kind of 'bucking the system' photographs. Your choice of colors is great and with the black background ... the effect is dramatic.

hope
by ursula

Comment:
Very appropriate picture for the message. The golden light on the railing leads you to whatever lays beyond, hopefully good stuff. Good job!

Zero Horsepower
by TooCool

Comment:
I don't understand why this didn't place higher. Composition is great, the monochrome really works well (appropriate for the old-fashioned bicycle), and the winding road leads the eyes to wherever the destination is. Perhaps trim a little bit at the bottom to take out a little bit more of the road, equal to the height of the space between the top and the head. But I am just being petty. Overall, you pretty much portrayed a very leisurely sport very well.

Spoon
by e301

Comment:
It's so delicious, it's almost sinful. The curves, the shadows, the lighting, the shine on the spoon and plate and the hint of the dark make a very sensual picture.

Message edited by author 2003-12-23 11:05:44.

Merriment
by ellamay

Comment:
Beautiful contrast between the black background and the reds and could probably benefit by increasing the contrast more. BTW, the title is VERY appropriate but it took me a long time to get it ... until I realized the flowers have these lip like structures and they appear to be singing to their hearts' content! Wonderful capture! I just wish there is a way to highlight these lips more because they really make the picture!

Dendrobium Orchid
by timmi

Comment:
Love it. It's as if one is invading the private life of this particular orchid. The diagonals invite my eyes to dig deeper into the inside ... which is so inviting because of the light. Co(o)lors are wild (congratulations in your manipulations!). Texture of the petals is well captured ... delicate and soft. Orchids are so exquisite ... and so is this picture.

circle of a pearl
by neenee1999

Comment:
The blue background makes this because it makes sure that your main subject shines. Very good choice of the background color. I also like the dynamic quality to this by blurring the reflection - it is so paradoxical ... it's a still life but there is some active component as well. Beautiful!

XBox, TV, Movies, No! Playing in the Snow is one of the Simplest Pleasures!
by Neil

Comment:
Pure, unadulterated joy! Very infectious! It's a perfect image to end my day before I go home.

Kiwi Sunshine
by puya

Comment:
Good cropping! Luminosity is beautiful.

.38
by rickhd13

Comment:
The starkness of this composition ... is very powerful.