Magic Mushroom
by Sailingduck

Comment:
Clever idea -- other options for the central orb might be a pearl or a completely clear glass marble ("crystal ball").

Journey
by rblanton

Comment:
Very spooky/surreal--nice job.

Down at the Mall
by rjpat

Comment:
I like the contrast of the wavy lines in the upper-left with the central shaft below them.

Explorer's Club
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by Sam Jowett: Really needed a greater depth of field here I think... nice idea though...

I was actually hoping for a shallower DOF, with just the center tip "tack-sharp" as it were, and everything else just a blur (through the tears, perhaps). Alas, my little P&S doesn't have quite that much control.

Sorry if I made anyone feel sick, but it's good to know the photo was effective enough to elicit a response of some kind -- thanks everyone!

Message edited by author 2005-06-30 15:51:02.

Cryonics perfected
by Beetle

Comment:
Creepy but (and) well-done.

If Only.......
by singsunshine

Comment:
When that tree matures, will it start yielding 20's? Want to mail me a seed packet?

drifting away
by mycelium

Comment:
This would look great printed to look like an oil painting -- nice light and texture.

Monsters!
by Matthew

Comment:
I like the subtle coloring.

Black(bird) and Blue
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by rktdesign: LOVE the comp and DOF of this image...I also really like the super limited color pallette..that eye is perfect! ...really nicely done.

Thanks!

Originally posted by amber: I like the ggraphic quality of this image. With the bird sitting up above too it reminds me of Hitchcock's 'the birds' :)

Yeah, that's the idea, or maybe Poe's raven. I only got part of the bird partly because he was not very cooperative about sitting still, and I wanted to use one in-focus : )

Headed Home
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by LadeeM: I gave this a low score (higher than your average, tho), mainly because I didn't get it. I thought it was a child "headed home". I did get the feeling of poverty, which I connected to the darkness theme. I can imagine it's hard to get a photo of a homeless person. Alone, it's a good photo, but coupled with the other dark photos of this challenge, it didn't really stand out much. However, I think it deserved better than a 3.8. That's just silly! :)

Thanks. I thought that one patch of darkness, especially with that bright line leading straight to it, would be enough "physical darkness" to qualify.

The far more important connection to the topic is the metaphorical one, that in the richest and most powerful country in the world, able-bodied men are reduced to sleeping under freeways. The houses up the street, less than 100 feet away, are selling for over a half-million dollars.