Little Tikes® Workstation Edition
by GeneralE

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice capture - Great POV just find the big grey leg a little too distracting.

LAN
by GeneralE

Comment by JimyThing:
Great idea

Le Croix Flambé
by GeneralE

Comment by Rae-Ann:
Yea..Thanks Alot from the Critique Club
A random click and I get your brown!! hahaha
What can I say Paul, I think you clearly did in this photo what you set out to do. I appreciate the artistic sentiment expressed by trying to burn a cross in basic editing.
Alot of imagination went into shooting this with an eye to the final result and I have no doubt you did what you wanted.
That said, just really not to my tastes. I am not a fan personally of such abstract pieces, but that said, I do not think the colours really make me "feel" the message of the shot.
I applaud your courage and OTB thinking :)

Don't Fence Me Out (In)
by GeneralE

Comment by suemack:
Greetings from the CC club.

I really like the vibrancy of this image. It is very reminiscent of that late 60's era.

Technically. Well, don't really feel qualified to comment much here as I'm no expert. To me the colours look great, though further playing round in the red/green/blue channels in curves does add a little extra depth/punch. I think I'd like you to have pulled back and included a little of the background surrounds as the fence going almost to the top gives me a claustrophobic feel (though that could well have been the effect you were trying for) I do agree with a couple of the commenters who mentioned that a human element in the shot would have made a difference......something like a blurred motion figure running through (though controlling the situation when you're sitting on a bus is not possible).

I think one of the things that continually delights me is the originality of your work. You are never afraid to try something new. You are an inspiration.

Cloudy Moonset -- Mt. Tam
by GeneralE

Comment by strangeghost:
Sweet shot!!

Low Keys
by GeneralE

Comment by noraneko:
Cool idea, but the realization could use a little work - keys aren't quite in focus, and bag texture is a bit distracting.

Stairwell Skylight
by GeneralE

Comment by jblaylockrayner:
Nice and crisp.

Le Croix Flambé
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by posthumous: brilliant brownness. this is conceptually fascinating, beautiful to look at, out of the box, and shows a sophisticated openness to what can be achieved photographically, all within basic editing rules. this picture's a champ as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks!

For reference, here is the (resized) original from which I cropped this.



I was trying to achieve the look of flames around the cross within the Basic rules, so I wanted to get a photo of a cross with a surrounding gradient to which I could apply the tone variations. I liked the way the flaw in the domed roof makes it look like molten metal running down from the cross.

I don't speak French either, but I'm pretty sure the title means "The Cross in Flames" or a close variation ... maybe I should have just titled it the more prosaic "Cross-Burning" instead.

Stairwell Skylight
by GeneralE

Comment by bob_bobski:
Great symmetry in this shot, spot on balance.

Le Croix Flambé
by GeneralE

Comment by posthumous:
brilliant brownness. this is conceptually fascinating, beautiful to look at, out of the box, and shows a sophisticated openness to what can be achieved photographically, all within basic editing rules. this picture's a champ as far as I'm concerned.