New Year's Resolution - To See More Of The World
by agwright

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Outside of the um halos, this is an above average image with superb luminosity. bumping up.

Time to lose the Gut
by bruski

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I will second that. lol bumping up.

To Pay More Attention To The Dog
by strags

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Ad here to it. Although dogs are so cute that they insist on attention. Cute dog.

Enough! No more alcohol this year.
by nolock

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Not real chivas I hope. lol Once in a blue moon a shot is good. Nice stopped action.

Do more night shots!
by RHoldenSr

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A divine night shot.

To learn to dance
by Dufus

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A good action shot with great background. I would have cropped out the the figure in white shirt. However, the action and feel of the image is good.

to find my balance
by grigrigirl

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Very well done to bring about the balance factor into an interesting view. Yop notch composition.

Photoreception
by JPR

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I was so convined that this was a ribbon and felt that little schock when it registered four/ With all due respect to the others, this is one of those very strong images that come along very rarely in a challenge. Very good work and to me it will always be a ribbon image. However, where this came from is that JPR creatity fountain which will continue to gush out more gems.

Sheepish
by Pixelstate

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from the critique club:

Here you managed to create a gem of an image. In looking over your port, I notice there is a lot of talent and that you have the ability to make good selections. This image, then is only a natural transition, a moving higher in the plane of improvement.
The composition here is simple but the subject steals the show. Of course, you took care to supply a soothing nondescript background whose only job is to showcase the dehydrated rose which has gone through a metamorphosis in its aging. It took a real eye to spot it, and you did.
You also exercised great flair in baptizing it with the name you did.
What more can I say, except that I am thrilled by stroke of genius and this is certainly one! I am feel honored to have had the opportunity to review this extra ordinary effort. Keep up the nice work and many more ribbons will await you. dan

Fantasy Confrontation
by banmorn

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from the critique club:

The ability to find hidden faces and objects is a game all children play. The younger, the sharper the imagination is able to find these shapes. It is part of day dreaming and of course, parents discourage the practice as we begin to grow older.
Sadly enough, this is one of the main tools of the artist. This ability is also tied indirectly to what is known in esoteric circles as the third eye, or the ability to visualize. The third eye is a little deeper, of course.

Many adults have lost this sense or ability and if the object does not bite them, then they dismiss it without further study.

Immediately, I discern two faces. The first in the middle with two eyes above and a mouth that is opening. There is another face that looks more like a skull looking at the first head. This one is located to the top right. the image was very well presented.
So while your image supports the hidden faces, you needed to exhausted yourself making smoke and shooting to find one that is not as subtle. It is the subtlety and the lack of this knack in many of your voters that kept this image from its due appreciation.

One thing is certain and that is that you are creative enough to have looked in this direction for an image. We need more day dreamers.

Message edited by author 2005-01-05 21:12:45.