"Just Plum Dandy"
by tfarrell23

Comment:
A simple idea, beautifully wrought.

Routine Precision
by tyt2000

Comment:
A play within a play; a photo within a photo. I suppose this is sometimes what dreams are made of. It's a striking photo. I like the execution of the idea; but it feels a little disconnected to the subconscious.

My Little Angel
by bruski

Comment:
I happen to really dislike those little ceramic (or is it plastic?) figurines. Their low production values cheapen everything within about 100 yards. But here, that seems to be the point of the photo; and I like it. In terms of clearing the 'surrealistic' hurdle, I think it does, just. And I like the texture of the fence and the wood behind it.

Soft Flow
by qmdi

Comment:
Pretty, moody, dreamlike. Yet it doesn't quite manage to pose the stark contradictions or reality-bending imagery of surrealistic painting.

Invasion of the Peruvian Jolly Green Giant
by Catbird

Comment:
It's a fun shot that reminds me of Kafka's Metamorphosis. I dislike the strong green cast, and the fact that pretty much everything seems out of focus.

Then bring friends around it.
by jjbeguin

Comment:
"Who can hope to unite a people who champion 275 different kinds of cheese?" One might start, I imagine, by serving up this photo; for it represents several of the unique and simple pleasures that are unique to France. It is an extraordinary photo.

I am constantly amazed at how you cast a loving eye on things mere mortals see as mundane and ordinary and then photographically transform them into things almost other-worldly. Is this a thing that can be learned? Does one have to be French to learn it? Or does one just smile, and say 'cheese?'

Looking thru
by Nuno

Comment:
This is a competently exposed photo, and the lighting is good. The apparatus held by the subject clutters and confuses. And if this were not the case, it would still have no discernable link to the challenge.

Let me See!
by melking

Comment:
Strong, directional light, texture in skin, simple and uncluttered image. These match what little I know of Ansel Adam's portrait work. It's a beautiful shot. Thanks for going out on a limb.

Mendocino Coast
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Good location and nice strong contrast. The blacks seem just a little too big and blotchy to me.

Adamised
by Mr Tee

Comment:
It's quite gorgeous, but that gaussian blur seems a little out of place.