Herring Nightmare
by PetRock

Comment by MacDonald:
I am not competent enough to comment or compare entries to Ben's style so I am not going to try.
What an interesting photo this is. I really like the grain and the sense of movement the wavy lines give it .. the title is interesting and makes me look harder at the photo for the photographers meaning but I still attach my own story .. the tonal quality is wonderful, so many different shades and what really catches my eye is the chrome like shine in different areas .. an excellent shot, well seen and photographed.

Corn Cob Blues
by PetRock

Comment by Nadine_Vb:
The flip works nicely :)

Herring Nightmare
by PetRock

Comment by PenelopeK:
I like this and keep coming back to it, so it does draw me in in some way. But I also keep finding that I like it more in the thumbnail than the full image where it seems too contrived, in the sense of being set up and with all the blur/distortion created by obvious camera movement rather than being an image that captures a moment or movement spontaneously, which IMO is a Ben hallmark.

Value Invert my Soul
by PetRock

Comment by bvy:
What's on the other side is always more terrifying.

Corn Cob Blues
by PetRock

Comment by Kathy:
It took me a while, but finally realized that the two out Vertical Thirds are solid blue. Then you have some blue thing in each of the the Horizontal Thirds. You sure covered the bases! lollllll

Value Invert my Soul
by PetRock

Comment by Franka:
Scary, what is it?

Herring Nightmare
by PetRock

Comment by tanguera:
Herring...? The metallic tones are divine.

Slug Bugs and Beetles In Their Natural Environment
by PetRock

Comment by FourPointX:
i just nailed 4th place with an sx10, don't ever underestimate what you can do with a point and shoot! glad i gave this an 8, not enough love for your out of the box thinking.

Slug Bugs and Beetles In Their Natural Environment
by PetRock

Comment by galatia_n:
Yay...the iron bugs, another approach in bugs shooting.

Value Invert my Soul
by PetRock

Comment by jnenvir:
NOt sure how it meets the challenge.