Pillars
by aprudhomme

Comment by Melethia:
You could leave the lens flare in. I rather like it. Otherwise your best bet is to use a lens hood when shooting to prevent getting flare in the first place.

Mourning
by aprudhomme

Comment by Elemental_Renne:
can't tell what water on tomato is w/out eyes!

Mourning
by aprudhomme

Comment by Trompie:
Nice pic. You can see it is already crying...7.

Mourning
by aprudhomme

Comment by Mylle:
Bloody!

Mourning
by aprudhomme

Comment by HarveyG:
Haha! Made me laugh. Great forethought and execution.

Nelson Grain
by aprudhomme

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy):

Positives: This is an interesting and contrasty edit. I think it works well with the subject. It actually reminds of a few computer games I have played (particularly Far Cry 2) since the image looks a little like a software render. I like the way this image has clearly delineated zones - the grass, the structure and the sky.

Critical thoughts: Although I think you have made the best of this scene, I'm not convinced that there is enough intrinsic interest in this scene to engage a viewer.

Overall, a nice image with particularly effective contrast.

Nelson Grain
by aprudhomme

Comment by pamelasue:
wish there were a few more details in the shadows ... I want to see what lurks from within!

Masquerade
by aprudhomme

Comment by JimiRose:
Nice idea but the mask is maybe a bit too everyday for this to really score well. Good lighting set up - If you'd cropped this shot to the area just around the left eye of the mask it might have bumped it up on the dramatic scale!

Masquerade
by aprudhomme

Comment by IreneM:
Love the starkness (hope that's a word ;-).

Masquerade
by aprudhomme

Comment by ByHelnwein:
DNMC - Not the least bit compelling. Please review challenge description.