day 2. theres no place like home
by ShannonLee

Comment:
There's just so much to explore with my eyes. The red shoes, the various legs, the partial reflection. Nice!

Sharp as a Tack!
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Your camera, uh, seems to have a wee bit of a backfocus problem. I mean, you obviously meant to focus on the detail-free area 1/142 mm in front of where it did focus. ;)

summer rain
by yanko

Comment:
Man, is that nice. I'll have to try to catch rain like this.

gork
by yanko

Comment:
Ooooh. Spooky. Gives new meaning to phrase "lamplight eyes."

Day 3 - Bird and Rainbow
by Bruce_the_Robert

Comment:
WOW, that is a gorgeous shot. So ... I don't the right word. Evocative? Provocative? It takes the mystery of a rainbow, where no matter how strong it is, it's just still a little too dim to see clearly, and turns into a brilliant streak daring you not to look. And that bird! It could be anything, from a random wanderer to a minion of hell come to take all the color out of the world.

Or sumthin'. ;)

the path is long and seems to never end
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Wow, Tim. I knew you knew how to take a sharp photo. I'm learning you know how to take a blurred photo, too. This has a classic feel to me. I wonder how it'd look in sepia?

Hear that Train a Comin'
by SandyP

Comment:
Ahhhh, now THIS is using blur. :) It's a nice abstract until you look a little closer, and then train seems to zooooooooooom!

Calm in a Spinning World
by SandyP

Comment:
It's a fun experiment, for sure. I think the trick is to find ways to use blur to effectively tell the story you want to tell. In other words, it's just like every other photographic and editing technique. :)

Here, this strikes me mostly as a gimmick, although the title makes a nice save. That's not bad, it's just an experiment that can help you think about to use it better. I mean, my first shot for this project was just an experiment, too.

SO Good to See You!
by TCGuru

Comment:
What a gorgeous shot and a priceless pose. :)

sad bananas
by rend

Comment:
Ouch. This was one of my favorites. It's still a great shot, but take the DQ as the learning experience that it is. You're far from the first person who wasn't quite sure how the rules worked and got DQd, so no one will think less of you.

Essentially, basic editing means absolutely no selections. Just stay away from the lasso, marquee, dodge, burn, and anything else where you're tweaking individual pixels.

You can do all of those things in advanced editing, though, which is one advantage of paying the membership fee.

I look forward to seeing more of your creative work! :)