Same Idea / Different Approach
by goc

Comment:
interesting and subtle idea. at first i thought 'no dichotomy here', but after looking and thinking some more - oooo, well done. my only quibble is with the colours in the sky - they're very 'curves' saturated (if you put the curves layer on luminosity, it takes the colours back to normal). i hope everyone takes the time to look at this closely.

Small Town Pulse
by BAMartin

Comment:
flantastic! the line of chair backs is perfect.

Finley river falls
by griz210

Comment:
well done indeed. a super shot, with great b/w conversion. the tones are rich and true.

To Dream
by Melethia

Comment:
lovely work, deb.

Stand before it - there is no beginning. Follow it and there is no end.
by skewsme

Comment:
ooooo, yes. not in the least bit boring. lovely tones and colours, a gentle, quiet image that makes you stop and look. a good meditative pic. and simply beautiful.

Left Behind
by kashi

Comment:
wow, lea. i really like this one. a perfectly ambiguous title lets us wonder which is left. the composition sets up some great visual tension. i like the colour, but think it might look even better in black and white.

smyk the pearl diver(150k).jpg
by smyk

Comment:
at first glance a very well done piece, but with further examination: i agree with the eyewave's and your own crits, and would also say that the bubbles are a little too regular. they are sort of in patterns, and just look - well, odd. but, hey, it looks pretty damn good - light years ahead of what i could do!

Pesky Critters
by jaysonmc

Comment:
fantastinc, jayson. i really like this. it's dark and brooding, very 50s b-movie. the grain really helps here. well done!

A Glimpse, Captured
by Skip

Comment:
a lovely image, skip. you were right to abandon the editing, this is superb as it is.

Robot
by GinaRothfels

Comment:
a wonderful image. i gave it an 8. i knew it would be sorely unappreciated. i ilke not only the image, and the construction of it, but also the fact that you had the guts to submit an image so wonderfully, deceptively, simple to an expert editing challenge. well done indeed!