Along the Drive
by markwiley

Comment by nam:
Yep, I agree with Neat and Roz. No way it deserved the 2 and IMO not the 4's, either. It's really a stunning urban landscape and I'm surprised that it wasn't in the top five, even with the outlier low votes.

Along the Drive
by markwiley

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by Neat: Well Mark I'm gobsmacked as unto why this didn't ribbon! Clearly there is no sky but water to me. I actually bumped this to a 10, not that it made much difference! I would love a tilt shift challenge btw, you achieved a great affect!

was just scrolling thru the challenge .. and saw this .. and Anita took the words right out of my mouth ..
well not exactly .. but i was going to say .. really surprised that this didnt come in the top ten at least .. but more like the top 5 .. or ribbon .. its brilliant .. and i cant imagine anyone would think that's the sky .. i wondered before i opened it during voting .. but when it opened it was totally obvious that it was water and not sky ..
anyway .. this is just a speed hump in the bigger scheme of things .. and i'm glad you entered it .. its a real feast for the eyes .. :)

Along the Drive
by markwiley

Comment by Neat:
Well Mark I'm gobsmacked as unto why this didn't ribbon! Clearly there is no sky but water to me. I actually bumped this to a 10, not that it made much difference!

I would love a tilt shift challenge btw, you achieved a great affect!

The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
by markwiley

Comment by tnun:
a moving interpretation.

The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
by markwiley

Comment by Lydia:
I can't believe I didn't recognize you.

well done!

The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
by markwiley

Comment by posthumous:
one of my favorite paintings. and this is a good imitation slash tribute.

Along the Drive
by markwiley

Comment by Neat:
How cool is this! Love the tilt shift. My top pick.

The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
by markwiley

Comment by grahamgator:
Love it!

The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
by markwiley

Comment by nam:
Love it. Maybe his right hand could have been a bit more awkwardly positioned, but otherwise great attention to detail in the pose. And I love the bit of bare shoulder - had to go back to look and see why that :) IMO there were quite a number of excellent entries, but for my 10's I decided to go with those that looked as if they were done without the use of "painterly" software, and this fit the bill.

Along the Drive
by markwiley

Comment by adambe:
Well used tilt-shift effect on a nice cityscape comp!