Dunes of grass
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by booboo_goon: Where abouts was this shot?!

Portstewart, Northern Ireland.

Dunes of grass
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by Dennisheckman: Are you liking your new home Paul? I love images of grass! Congrats on HM with this stunning image.

I really like it - great scenery, lovely people and currently it takes me 4 minutes to get to work, while being 4 minutes from the beach (this one) - the sea is just over the dunes.

In Vitro
by Paul

Comment:

Originally posted by 2mccs: Beautiful form and processing. Although the posture looks awkward it still looks smooth and doesn't capture the same magic as the awkwardness of "horse" one of my all time favorites. But still lovely and should be a winner.

You remember the Horse image! For the Edward Weston challenge. Thanks for that.

In Vitro
by Paul

Comment:
I love Blur magazine. I'm a subscriber. Thanks for that!

Turning point
by bob350

Comment:
Dark, contrasts and purposeful. Very well seen and executed. 8.

The Long Summer Daze
by Bear_Music

Comment:
For me, this doesn't represent the sort of image I'm hoping to enjoy in this challenge. Of course there's nothing technically wrong with the image, but it holds little interest for me. I'm one of those DPC members that likes the blur, the texture, the unusual motif and will often be pursuing the 'posthumous' thread. You'll know yourself that this isn't that sort of image - for which some voters may be very pleased! I'm just not one of them.

For me the 'Art' challenges are about embracing the avant-garde, going beyond (or falling short of) conventional representations, this image doesn't really do that for me; but I do like the overall scene and coloration - enough for a (not disastrous) 6.

The Slot
by alanfreed

Comment:
For me, this doesn't represent the sort of image I'm hoping to enjoy in this challenge. Of course there's nothing technically wrong with the image, but it holds little interest for me. I'm one of those DPC members that likes the blur, the texture, the unusual motif and will often be pursuing the 'posthumous' thread. You'll know yourself that this isn't that sort of image - for which some voters may be very pleased! I'm just not one of them.

For me the 'Art' challenges are about embracing the avant-garde, going beyond (or falling short of) conventional representations, this image doesn't really do that for me; but I do admire the way this has been executed - especially the exposure in difficult light.

Emperor Penguin
by JayneRyan

Comment:
For me, this doesn't represent the sort of image I'm hoping to enjoy in this challenge. Of course there's nothing technically wrong with the image (I'd score it pretty well in a regular FS) but it holds little interest for me here. I'm one of those DPC members that likes the blur, the texture, the unusual motif and will often be pursuing the 'posthumous' thread. You'll know yourself that this isn't that sort of image - for which some voters may be very pleased! I'm just not one of them.

For me the 'Art' challenges are about embracing the avant-garde, going beyond (or falling short of) conventional representations, this image doesn't really do that for me; but I do like the precision of your image.

Good Morning!
by illini75

Comment:
For me, this doesn't represent the sort of image I'm hoping to enjoy in this challenge. Of course there's nothing technically wrong with the image, but it holds little interest for me. I'm one of those DPC members that likes the blur, the texture, the unusual motif and will often be pursuing the 'posthumous' thread. You'll know yourself that this isn't that sort of image - for which some voters may be very pleased! I'm just not one of them.

For me the 'Art' challenges are about embracing the avant-garde, going beyond (or falling short of) conventional representations, this image doesn't really do that for me; but I do like the edge interest of the bird and the leading lines to it.

Portofino Bay
by mlu

Comment:
For me, this doesn't represent the sort of image I'm hoping to enjoy in this challenge. Of course there's nothing technically wrong with the image, but it holds little interest for me. I'm one of those DPC members that likes the blur, the texture, the unusual motif and will often be pursuing the 'posthumous' thread. You'll know yourself that this isn't that sort of image - for which some voters may be very pleased! I'm just not one of them.

For me the 'Art' challenges are about embracing the avant-garde, going beyond (or falling short of) conventional representations, this image doesn't really do that for me; but I do like the pinhole-camera type look to the colors and the noise.