Lingering Optimism
by PenelopeK

Comment:
Thanksgiving at the beach ... it doesn't "look" that cold (windy though). :-)

Did you post-process the color or is that a camera-phone feature?

whisper.IMG_1608
by mariuca

Comment:
Judicious placement of the exit sign adds an amusing element to a serene scene -- well done ...

Bark Art
by jomari

Comment:
Lovely organic abstract.

It reminds me of a passage in a 1970s book "Design For The Real World" where the author thinks about new approaches to painting: now we spray on paint and it looks good for a while and gradually looks worse and worse. What if we sprayed on a seeding of lichen, which might be ugly at first but would gradually look better and better ...

predators.DSCF5648
by mariuca

Comment:
Must be something pretty interesting off to the left!

- - - -
by krnodil

Comment:
Excellent use of the effect -- in the thumbnail it reminded me of a fossil nautilus shell.

- - - -
by krnodil

Comment:
Interesting effect -- the "subjects" are still recognizable despite the distortion. Were you shooting upwards under a power pole/tower?

I'll have to see what combination of Photoshop filters comes close to replicating this ...

ripple in still water
by posthumous

Comment:
Often my warm-up song ... great patterns/texture -- with a little imagination (and blurring?) I see a close-up of alligator skin ...

nightmare
by ubique

Comment:
I really like the look of your wildlife photos -- they make me think I'm browsing through a 1920s National Geographic ...

Dial M for Murder
by Hipychik

Comment:
Cool -- I don't think that many folks these days even know what "Dial M" means, let alone have a rotary phone lying around. Congratulations!

Thank-you
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
I have a background in the print industry, so I'm always interested in photos of text ... exceptionally(?) narrow DOF nicely isolates the key phrase, though at first glance "Dear Friend" made me think it was a spam scam, not a thank-you.

Have fun with your new toy, and maybe buy some lead-lined gloves. :-)