4-jan 09 archive foto. artificial intelligence
by roz

Comment:

Originally posted by Kelli: ROFL! There used to be a Saturday morning cartoon when I was young with a smart dog who wore glasses, and his boy was no slouch in the brains department either, but for the life of me I can't remember what it was called. That's what this reminds me of. Adorably done!

I don't know if this is the one, but the "Mr. Peabody's (Improbable) History" segment of the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show is certainly similar ... his boy is Sherman, and the Internet Archive project has adopted the name "Wayback Machine" from the show.

However, I think Mr. Peabody had floppier ears, and was usually seen in profile.

Week 4: Someone To Watch Over Me
by lynnesite

Comment:
I like how the shapes of the horses "nest" together, and the shallow DOF helps frame the subjects well. I wish the youngster's foreleg wasn't quite so far forward -- as it is, it partly obscures the outline of the head -- but overall it makes a nice scene at once domestic and pastoral.

At the Beach
by Hipychik

Comment:
Crop and color adjustments really bring out your subjects and give the viewer a sense of being there ... feeling the seaside breeze and the sunshine.

unravelled
by Retroesque

Comment:
Nice find -- an example of the constant conflict between order and disorder which pervades society and wastes so much of our energy. Can't see anything I'd do differently. :-)

3-jan 09 archive foto. sheep
by roz

Comment:
My first impression was that this was from a Disney film (e.g. Fantasia) or a fairy-tale book ... very "moody" image.

Week 3: Canon G2 CRW3290 r720 Edited.jpg
by Neil

Comment:
I'm a fan of square crops, and I think it works fine here. I like the contrast between the chilly foreground elements and the warm glow on the horizon.

Interestingly, from this perspective, the fence rails follow the same lines as a freeway ramp or aquaduct -- more noticible in the thumbnail view. Squint your eyes (to defocus) and imagine a bridge over still waters ... I wonder what a healthy dose of Gaussian Blur would do ... :-)

High Rise
by cgino

Comment:
" I wanted to make it look more like an architectural drawing than photograph."

You might go even further,, connverting to grayscale and compressing the tone range with Curves or Levels to find just the outlines of the structures.

FWIW, I got the juxtaposition of the lines of the buildings and the reedy plants before I read your comments. :-)

Number 4 - Descending
by Kelli

Comment:
The "reverse silhouette" effect you've given the birds -- especially the bottom left -- remind me of Chinese/Japanese watercolor prints.

Reflecting on The Flight From Pompeii.
by jomari

Comment:
A brilliantly-executed "natural composite" image -- you'd have to work really hard to assemble something like this in Photoshop. :-)

The blending of interior and exterior elements is perfect, and it has just the right feeling of fantasy to match the subject matter.

758576
by undieyatch

Comment:
Too bad about the tree ... the muted tones give it an appropriately funereal atmostphere.