after a failed experiment
by Neat

Comment:
Looks like a fist ;)

The "No Bubble Gum" Zone
by hahn23

Comment:
One of the 10s is mine. Great entry, looking forward to similar in Lint!

Photo Essay
by ubique

Comment:
"artworks celebrating positive, uplifting feelings" ... "mediocre art"?

Are Monet's Water Lilies mediocre? Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" mediocre? Rembrandt's self portraits (when he was young) mediocre? Da Vinci's "The Virgin of the Rocks" mediocre? I am speechless.

stick and water bottle
by 2mccs

Comment:
Marla, I love how concise your essay is. It is great fun to experiment with ideas. It is also very refreshing and unpretentious, my kind of stuff :)

Photo Essay
by ubique

Comment:
Paul, it is an essay about a photographic ideology rather than a photo essay. Your writing skills are amazing, I am very envious. I don't see however the significance of your snapshot to anyone else but you and your wife. A casual observer will have no reaction to it. And if that's the case the image has no wider audience, does not exist outside your space.

Your second image will have impact on most people by creating negative reactions to the image - fear, disgust, horror. WHY only negative emotions are considered art? I will never understand it. The art history has many images which were painted to evoke positive feelings, contemplation of the natural world, experience the strength of human nature. Are they no longer art?

PS I read now your replies to the comments others made. I think you don't really like photography as most people see it ;)

Message edited by author 2014-12-31 21:47:17.

From The Shadows
by insteps

Comment:
I love the fish in a glass! Quite surreal and whimsical. I like the consistent PP and the mood. It evokes the emotions of sadness, abandonment and quiet resignation. Even the cat looks sad! I like the composition of image 7 with the scooter. I wonder what it looked like in color. The hairdresser with her reflection in the mirror, the guy with a distant look, the worker with the rake, and a part of a person in the backyard, all tell the story of their everyday lives. An interesting collection describing a very different world to my own.

Coastal Mornings
by ShutterRev

Comment:
It would look better in portrait, Lik did those too

winter woodland
by aberration

Comment:
Great PP to emphasize the wonderful setting. Congrats on the Red!

Winter Scene
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I like the discreet owl! :)

_DSF1661
by MadMan2k

Comment:
Did you use the torch to light-paint the house? It looks nice but I found it difficult to reconcile 2 sources of light. Why ISO640 if you used tripod? That introduced unnecessary noise. My idea for PP: