The Calligrapher's Codex
by Bear_Music

Comment:
This looks like it would make a soft, comfy-to-walk-on-barefoot carpet. :-)

IMG_0100_sm.jpg
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
This reminds me of the infamous "wild" wolf shot which won, and then (I think) was later DQ'd from a major competition. :-)

Whitewall Flip
by JuliBoc

Comment:
Especially in the thumbnail view this looked a lot like a piece of silver jewelry to me -- nice effect!

Sydney Harbour Bridge NYE 2011
by JanieNews

Comment:

Originally posted by cgino: Great scene, great fireworks, the arc of reflections mimicking the bridge makes it for me! That hand in the bridge is pretty crazy too :-)

Exactly -- that "hand of God" image through the bridge ought to get you published somewhere.

Welcome to the Year 2011
by jdannels

Comment:
What really impressed me about this is that I didn't immediately recognize it as SF. I think the "anonymity" adds to its quality as "art" as compared to "documentary photo" -- not that there's anything wrong with that ...

Nice tip about using a long exposure but covering the lens during the burst -- I will try that next time.

Congratulations on the ribbon!

01501
by pixelpig

Comment:
Looks kind of like an old oil lamp with a big glass globe. I almost did my last batch in portrait orientation -- I think this one looks much better that way than it would on its side.

228_2816-envelope-800
by sfalice

Comment:
Still trying to convince me to start making and distorting selections, eh? I guess this one presents a pretty good argument for trying it. :-)

0548 v2
by pixelpig

Comment:
If you distorted this into a more spherical shape it would look a lot like one of those satellite shots of the Earth with clouds.

0548 v3
by pixelpig

Comment:
Hmmm ... didn't even notice the border. :-)

I like the effect of looking through glass globes to the one in the back.

IMG_2653-step-2-800
by sfalice

Comment:
I think I like this the best of this series ... the combination of the distorted abstracts with the "natural" image is really interesting!