day 10+1. 30 days of sharpless. wattle on fire
by roz

Comment:
Like an abstract modern painting - it could easily be framed and displayed on the wall of a downtown office building. The noise gives a sense of grain that seems just as intentional as blur (irrespective of what you were thinking at the time). I think they work well together.

Urban Girl
by SandyP

Comment:
The blur fits with common urban custom of glancing at others quickly to get an impression (without much detail) and avoiding prolonged looks. The dark walls and windows make a great background for the well-lit subject. This may be just enough inspiration to get me out to try for some street images before too long. Nicely done.

Blue with a Splash of Sun
by SJCarter

Comment:
Shades of an impressionist painting. Frame it and have a gallery find someone to purchase it for the high value it deserves. Another example of an image that I would not expect to be exceptional in a sharp version but that benefits greatly from the motion blur.

moving right along
by timfythetoo

Comment:
The yellow-white streaks really make it sparkle, and the bonnet makes a very cute addition. A very sharp image would have been dull by comparison.

Monkey Bars
by allizoe

Comment:
Less than perfect sharpness and slightly askew horizon line make me think you took this while hanging upside down instead of taking the easy way out and just flipping an image over after the fact. Extra point for effort. Also, nice set of repeating elements.

House reflection
by hajeka

Comment:
Nice choice of subject. Although reflections often do better with perfectly still water, this one comes across like an oil painting because of the ripples.

fish out of water
by Gmit

Comment:
Wow! Technically wonderful and beautiful upside down composition. It gives a calm feeling along with a sense of being in a science fiction movie. 8

Which side is up ?
by framed

Comment:
Beautiful abstract and excellent take on "upside down". 8

- Candid Character Study -
by kevrobertson

Comment:
As one of your 15 highest votes, I saw this as an interesting portrait that captures character and sets a mood, but I also thought the darker face shadows hide detail that would have been good to have.

No comment from me during voting partly because I am a newcomer and was still trying to calibrate myself in voting (being clear internally about why I think what I think makes it easier to be constructive). As the recipient of some helpful comments already, I appreciate how useful they can be.

Amusement @ the Fair
by annig

Comment:
I usually avoid going on that ride because it makes me feel exactly like that image. The blur reveals just enough identifiable elements to convey a story given the explanation, but it works pretty well as an abstract too.

Message edited by author 2007-08-08 10:28:31.