Vacated
by mefnj

Comment by StickInMind:
Pretty sweet bokey, what the hell is that thing hehe a tick ?

Bound
by mefnj

Comment by hiltonmd:
Certainly the most artistic of the rubber band "ball" images. Nice photo!

Vacated
by mefnj

Comment by hiltonmd:
Very good eye! The framing is done well, but what I like most of all is the capture of light in the shell. Nicely done.

Cambrian Graveyard
by mefnj

Comment by Jules1x:
Such a perfect photo for the challenge. I liked the texture and the border was perfect. I found the strong shadows a bit distracting, but still a neat shot. Thanks.

Sunflowers in Silk
by mefnj

Comment by LN13:
It's different. I like it.

To Kill A Mockingbird
by mefnj

Comment by mefnj:
Thanks to all the commenters. I must admit that I drew mainly on the novel title as opposed to any deeper meaning from the storyline... But if you saw it, then I guess that is "art" being art.

To Kill A Mockingbird
by mefnj

Comment by Bear_Music:
A hauntingly beautiful memento mori. The title of the novel derives from an old folk wisdom that it is immoral to kill a mockingbird because they do nothing but sing and bring goodness to our lives. Atticus says as much in one of his monologues to Scout. And this is a central theme in the book, because there are individuals in the town, especially Boo, who are feared and reviled and mocked when all they want to do, is good.

As such, I take the imagery here to be sort of a post-mockingbird conceit, as it were, a commentary on how we've gone and sucked all the beauty and good out of life in our post-modern times. It's MY conceit of course: no reason it has to be yours. But it ties the whole thing together fabulously for me, and I have no technical nits to pick, being a lover of photographing dead things on slate myself.

9 from me.

To Kill A Mockingbird
by mefnj

Comment by Damon:
Unfortunately this specimen looks more like a crow or maybe even a Robin so with that being said I will have to give you a 3 for effort.

JK it doesnt matter what kind of bird it is :) 6

-in-
by mefnj

Comment by daisydavid:
Nothing more precious than a hole in the ground. Textually deep and compelling, enjoy the bling and don't fall in.

To Kill A Mockingbird
by mefnj

Comment by jomari:
Works well with the title.