distortion
by PennyStreet

Comment:
order in disorder - and the blue tones - well done!

Dusk
by PenelopeK

Comment:
aquarell sky - who painted it?

Springfest
by jomari

Comment:
much room for interpretation

L1063348
by MAK

Comment:
the fact that the water is not prominent makes this pic kind of surreal. Cool!

Mockingbird Profile
by kanaj

Comment:

Originally posted by nam: Nice presentation - would make a nice postage stamp.

Or a fancy napkin
Masterful PP

Succulent
by jomari

Comment:
looks like soft velvet, I feel the instant wish to touch it.
Square is perfect for this!

Daddy\'s-girl
by mariuca

Comment:
wonderful eyes, a graceful portrait

L1040647
by MAK

Comment:
I'd like to join with a glass of white wine
I'm undecided yet if I find the fact that the car is cropped on both sides disturbing or interesting. But the fact I have to think about it is good.

City Garage
by kanaj

Comment:
this is like a film set - I can imagine some classic cars stopping here, the drivers in suits smoking cigarettes

77205
by primabarbara

Comment:
Here's a bit of an explanation:

This is the Olympic Park in Munich – photographed from a small hill in the middle of the complex, which is called Olympiaberg (which is far from being a mountain!). You can see the stadium with its tent-like roof, the TV tower, and the small lake. The whole thing was built for the 1972 Olympic Games and is now used as a park.

To achieve this effect, you used to have to create a panorama and then shape it into a sphere using "polar coordinates" in Photoshop. Now there are apps that do this in seconds. You just have to make sure that the ratio between ground/city/landscape and sky is roughly the same on both sides of the image; otherwise, you'll get an unsightly edge in the small globe.