Cutting Corners
by GeneralE

Comment:
Thanks for the comments.

I made this grayscale because the colors were so far off due to the bad/mixed lighting in the pool hall, and the limitations of my ten year-old P&S Olympus camera, working in Auto mode (see below).

Resized original:

It is (pleasantly) shocking to have gotten it so "nice and sharp" with a 1/20-second handheld exposure! :-)

By the time I decided I was going to use this for my entry, it was too late to try and edit the colors individually, or to edit out the spots on the tabletop. However, I might not have done that anyway, since, with so many spots, it would be cutting it close to the line regarding removal of "distracting" elements ...

tpt.jpg
by vawendy

Comment:
He may well have been filming an "atmospheric" clip of snow falling in the woods ... :-)

Above St. Elmo #1
by pmichaud

Comment:
Nice story -- from the thumbnail I first thought someone had built a cool house with slanting windows ... :-)

dublin IMG_0976
by mwwback

Comment:
That's pretty tall and pointy-looking alright! Nice perspective shot.

Return carts here
by sfalice

Comment:
I know/knew a couple of people who would have gone ahead and tossed the cart up there ... excellent find!

Catch me if you can
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
It's easier to catch them when they run towards you!

Shell Border
by JuliBoc

Comment:
I like the way this one came out, without too much "stuff" near the top.

Shells Medallion
by JuliBoc

Comment:
I like the design ... I'd probably play with the contrast a bit to brighten it, but that's just me.

Boots from a Snowstorm
by Sprog

Comment:
You will find that the typical DPC voter is not fond of the technique of reducing the number of colors/shades to two or three (called Posterization), though it is a common processing technique (there's even a separate command for it in Photoshop) used, especially in advertising, to give a photo the look of an illustration.

I think the effect works well for your subject, isolating the three compositional elements (bare floor, snowdrift, and boots) beautifully.

I applaud you for submitting what you liked regardless of the possible consequences in terms of votes. I think you will have more fun if you continue to do so.

Thoughtless
by MinsoPhoto

Comment:
Has that "Impressionistic painting" feel to it (even more so in the thumbnail view!) -- glad at least a few people appreciate it!

Message edited by author 2011-03-02 13:49:10.