20110305_Jamie
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by ubique:
This is a very instructive photograph. Your pointedly ignoring several 'rules' (the leaden rule-of-thirds, get in closer, don't crop the head, and the conventional portrait format) has resulted in a much stronger and more eloquent picture than would have resulted from mindlessly observing those rules. The picture has a restlessness, a sense of not being 'done', that elevates it above the conventional.

Even the stylized frame is not an indulgence here, because it reinforces the impression of the photograph having been wrested from the moment, rather than dispassionately excised from it. Plus it provides a nicely negligent vignette. Thank you.

Midnight At The Oasis
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by nstevens85:
Really like the mist, b/w, and grain. The layered hills are great. 10

Midnight At The Oasis
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by 4trtone:
Beautiful pointillistic landscape.

Midnight At The Oasis
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by Osiris1975:
One expects to see an oasis in a desert, and to see water in that oasis, so I had a hard time connecting the title to the photo.

Midnight At The Oasis
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by MeMex2:
Really wonderful image. Very noisy on my monitor, but beautiful nevertheless!

Midnight At The Oasis
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by tanguera:
How incredibly exotic yet oddly familiar. The structure looks so alien there. LOVE the grain

Midnight At The Oasis
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by Jutilda:
GOOD GRIEF! Now I'll have that song in my head all day. I didn't realize it was also a book title, but I did a search and there are more than one. I like the hint of grain. Gives it a sense of a distant memory. 7

Inside Urban Lights
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by Melethia:
Fascinating view!

Inside Urban Lights
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Really interesting POV - makes me tip my head back just looking at it! I particularly like the sort-of-blurry-flowness of the main column. You really get a sense of how close to one another these things are.

Critical stuff: The toning - perhaps you were maintaining detail in the columns but the low contrast in the image makes it looks a little flat.

Overall: A nicely seen image but for me the edit robs it of some needed drama.

Inside Urban Lights
by PaulFrocchi

Comment by bmartuch:
This is very nice. Excellent perspective.