Hot Bath
by Firstrich1

Comment:
Excellent work... letting go of some thoughts and stresses associated with a long day... relaxation is finally at hand. A glass of merlot... Enya on the CD player... hot water... the light from candles... a nice escape :)

I like this as a black and white. It works well. Some sepia toning here could also add some nice 'warmth' to the image to support the 'relaxation' theme as well... Excellent work :)

waiting to let go....
by theodor38

Comment:
I love it... I like everything about this photo. I think it would be even stronger as a straight b/w. The toning here possibly implies some amount of 'warmth' rather than a harsh cold to go along with the environment. If you would like to play with toning that would support the theme of this photo, u may wanna try some blues... excellent work :)

Dusty Love Song
by JPR

Comment:
This is nice... a good take on a classic theme. the black and white works nicely here and the slight amount of motion is also excellent :) Great shot..

. . . through music.
by leaf

Comment:
beautiful shot... nice and moody... great work :)

Final Goodbye
by skybelow

Comment:
This is nice work. It's one of the better 'negative' images I have seen here.

The Garage - Men's Last Dominium
by byshen

Comment:
Bing, this is excellent work. It was my favorite of the challenge... It does speak strongly of masculinity. The connection between that and the garage IS quite strong in my mind also. Seeing this image just reinforced that thought. This is no Martha Stewart garage. I think you tapped my own mind's eye vision of the 'garage' in this photo.

Great work :)

The Garage - Men's Last Dominium
by byshen

Comment:
best of show.

Hoar Frost and Holly
by dsidwell

Comment:
I love the shapes here... the contrast is beautiful... excellent work :) -btw, I would love to hear about how you achieve this excellent tonal range in your photo :)

On Edge
by crabappl3

Comment:
The simplicity of this photo inspires me. I think the blue adds to the overall feeling of 'fragility' here as well. I like the hightlights on the bubbles and the rim of the glass as well... they offer some nice definition to the objects. As you can see here, reflective surfaces, no matter how subtle they are, can be tough to work with. Kudos on a great photo...

Ice lady
by darix

Comment:
This is beautiful... i love the blue... great work :)