A la recherche du temps perdu - Marcel Proust
by mariuca

Comment by Tiberius:
Beautiful colors and textures. Nice take on the lost time. Reminds me of my father and the way he used to gather rusted autumn leaves in his workshop. 7

A la recherche du temps perdu - Marcel Proust
by mariuca

Comment by lunachicken:
I have not read the story, only the plot summary. This still feels like an ambiguous take on the story, that may or may not have anything at all to do with what the story is about. The colors and tones and textures all work well, but the edge at the bottom of the page could be straightened or removed. It draws my attention from the content as it is. 6

A la recherche du temps perdu - Marcel Proust
by mariuca

Comment by tvsometime:
Haven't read Proust but I know it's long and can understand how the shriveled leaves may reflect such a long passage of time spend in writing the entire set, or perhaps Proust's regret for "lost time". So the image might even serve as an illustration for a literary work which defies illustration. As to the image itself, the color and detail are suburb but the crop/composition could be improved quite a bit. In other words, while the subject itself (the leaves) are visually appealing, the effect is marred by several unattractive elements such as the black glare (upper right) and the edge of the shelf. Better to burn in the glare and crop out the shelf. And of course, if possible recapture the right edges of the leaves which are currently cropped out. Ultimately the worthy qualities are outweighed by these defects which if corrected could result in a 6 or 7 from me but in its current state, only a 5.

the fabric of things
by mariuca

Comment by pixelpig:
I'm fascinated looking at this...something is reflecting, but what? And the caramel-bourbon-candlelight colors are divinely beautiful.

the fabric of things
by mariuca

Comment by PennyStreet:
Oh so busy but it's pulled together so eloquently. Beautiful.

A la recherche du temps perdu - Marcel Proust
by mariuca

Comment by see:
I an one of a few that have taken on the” Comment on every vote challenge”. I will post the score I gave you then try to explain my reasons for said vote. Hopefully nothing below will be taken personally, and maybe we can both learn from it..
On this I leave a 6, I don’t know enough, or anything of this novel to form any opinion of how it relates. The image is nice and might make for a good cover, but for me the picture contains few words to describe a novel.

things could turn ugggly .....
by mariuca

Comment by herfotoman:
I'm with Don. The more you look and begin to fathom the image, the crazier it becomes.

The better the foil parts make sense, the scarier the cat becomes.

It's like Bolero from Ravel.

the end is where we start from
by mariuca

Comment by pmichaud:
I gave this image a 6 during voting. I liked the general concept. The blue highlights on the twigs was especially nice. The lighting on and around the apple was rather harsh and detracted, as did the black semi-transparent blob at the top center of the picture. Had the top of the image been cropped about 1/4 inch above the apple, the composition itself would have been greatly improved and I would have scored it even higher.

A la recherche du temps perdu - Marcel Proust
by mariuca

Comment by jayzundel:
I love the texture

A la recherche du temps perdu - Marcel Proust
by mariuca

Comment by Bear_Music:
"In Search of Lost Time" or, more commonly in English, "Remembrance of Things Past", Proust's masterpiece and a seminal work of literature. While I might have been more engaged by some stale, dusty madeleines, this works quite well for me: there's a sort of an aching husk of longing to it.

7 from me.