Brass-Wound Bass Strings
by GeneralE

Comment by glad2badad:
Hmmm...not really getting it. The title tells me what this is, but it's blurry and noisy. Sorry.

The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by posthumous:
poor velvet zen is
haunted by elvis, runs in
to the girl's bathroom

Bits and Pieces of Hardware
by GeneralE

Comment by Blackbox:
Meets the challenge...

The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by sherpet:
That feather is just beautiful, nicely done.....

Bits and Pieces of Hardware
by GeneralE

Comment by geekssweet:
Not sure what it is about this,
Front drill bit is good idea, but I lose it and my eye immediately goes to the oof background. Perhaps a bit more light on the foreground?

The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by LucidLotus:
I really like this image. The textures to be seen are fantastic. The color choices work very well together and the contrasts are many and bring much interest to the image. I personally don't feel much zen when I look at the image but I think its very well taken and your subject choices were well composed and chosen. I think the lighting is good and the focus looks good too (though a smidge soft on a bit of the foreground in the feather). I really like your choice of background. I think the reason I'm not making a zen connection is also one of the best parts of the image - all the different textures. I think its possible to have zen with a lot of things going on in an image but this one just didn't click with me. Still its a great rendering technically and compositionally, I gave a 6

The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by talj:
I like the b/g and the feather but would have been tempted to lose the foliage and concentrate on just a slightly off centre shot of the feather and b/g (MHO)

The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by glad2badad:
I'm missing the connection here I think...and what does the title mean? Is the Lion the evergreen branch? From the thumbnail I thought the blue was moving water (the wrinkles look like water ripples at thumb size). Probably don't have enough negative space (subjects are filling the frame) for the Zen group. Anyway...best of luck in the challenge.

Yummy Frosting
by GeneralE

Comment by marycciu:
Too bad about the blue fringing. It's rather pronounced.

The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by hotpasta:
I like it, but I am not sure of the velvet type background for this...it's clear and has good lighting and composition