Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by charmayne:
Congratulations on your first ribbon..well desreved!!! Creativity and execution are splendid.

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings...

This is an excellent interpretation of 'balance' on multiple levels, as you intended. The colored reflections in the orbs seem to give this image another level of interest as well. They almost create two 'eyes' that are staring back at me. These eyes are telling me your story of balance. I have found it difficult and challenging in the past to create an image that shows multiple interpretations of the same theme. You have done well with that here.

On the visual side of this image, I think there are lots of opportunities for alternative compositions that would be equally or even more appealing. Since your orbs are balanced on the left and right, I wonder what type of feeling would be created by making them off balance? I think that if you let the left orb become 'heavier' than the right, that you would create a nice diagonal flow in the image... possibly introducing a third elemental theme to the image of "why?" :) With your background theme indicating a balance of the sexes, and the balanced orbs being complementary of that theme, an offset in that physical balance would help to introduce the mystery of the photographer's though process. As far as the challenge is concerned, you would likely have suffered for this idea, but I'm speaking solely from a standpoint of the imagery itself. Just some food for thought :)

Thanks for the effort you have been putting into your comments... they are appreciated by me and many others :)

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by sash624:
extremely well done!! well deserved!!
congrats!

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by soup:
a very well contrived image - and worthy of the BLUE ;}

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by hopper:
Congrats ... very well done!

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by geewhy:
Hard work gets it`s reward
Congratulations.

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by kiwiness:
The work you put into the set up was well worth it. Congratulations to you on your first ribbon!

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by smokeditor:
Congrats, great work! Well deserved!

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by flip89:
I admire your tenacity to get this right and photographically interesting. The idea is very clever, the execution excellent, result seamless. Congratulations!

Physical and Abstract Balance
by graphicfunk

Comment by admart01:
Well done Daniel! A well earned first ribbon -- more to come I'm sure.