Take more photos of my dog
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
The angle on this makes the centered composition so right. Definitely a good choice!

I'll give her shelter from the storm
by gyaban

Comment:
Good luck with all the good intentions, Christophe -- they go out the window when it boils down to what you think is right for your kid. You may not want them to parrot your words and ideas, but when it comes to the important things in life, you end up really hoping that they parrot the major life changing ones. After all, you've been there, done that, and know a lot more about how the world works. Wen they're in the teenage years, it's incredibly scary hoping that they can think through things clearly and make the right decisions. You start thinking that parrots may be a good thing at that age.

However, the joy of exploration, the thrill of life is something that happens at a very early age. I remember when my daughter was way under a year and she touched a leaf for the first time. She looked as if she were in awe. It was incredibly fun trying to keep a sense of wonderment alive in both of my kids. Almost 16 and 19, they still love adventures. The still enjoy sunrises/sunsets, meteor showers, a good moon rise and the simple joys in life. All you can really do is set the example.

And then hope

and pray

and hope some more

and in about 60 years, I assume we'll know whether we've been successful. :)

We resolve to exhibit more self control this year
by markwiley

Comment:
This really was so marvelous!

Boogie Nights
by bohemka

Comment:
hehe... Congrats on the blue!

I'd rather have lint..., I mean Lindt.
by lei_73

Comment:
Congrats on the yellow! Nicely done. :)

Lint Piglet
by primabarbara

Comment:
whoa! Well done! Is this the piggy that went to market, or the one that stayed home?

The Unlucky One
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Very cool shot...

Escape
by vawendy

Comment:
It was intentional. I've really been trying to play with more of an old masters/rembrandt toning. Sometimes not quite that toning, but the yellows and the greens you find on some older paintings. Sometimes I manage to hit it, sometimes it's not quite there.

Dame Woodette III, of Lintscreen-on-Westinghouse
by MadMan2k

Comment:
I do like the wig. It is a wonderful wig. But the background is so busy, it really distracts. Plus, the see through border makes it even busier. I do like the color palette quite a bit, but I wish that it was a more shallow depth of field, or something to make it less immediate. 5 for the shot, but the wig is wonderful enough to bump it up to a 6

Traveling with Dad
by godot

Comment:
Just my musings:

My first thought is: not that interesting of a photo. Not that interesting of a use of lint. But then I read the title. (I have a tendency to pay little attention to titles for the most part. I'm always curious what the photo says without them.)

But here is a clear case where the title makes the story, puts everything into place, and actually feeds the emotion. What a title is supposed to do, and hardly ever seems to do it.

I could see a guy pulling things out of his pocket and leaving the lint with the items. It added such a human element to it, I wanted to look more. I noticed the old nickel immediately -- didn't know how old, but it was so worn. Then I noticed the wheat pennies. Was this a memory from a long time ago with the old coins? Or did dad empty his change collection to go traveling one more time with son?

Not sure I like the shadows coming down toward me.

You took a 5 photo to an 8 because of a story that worked well.