Hope for tolerance
by nico_blue

Comment by graphicfunk:
Nico...you again? Congratulations on your 7th placing. Boy are you on a hot thread. This is by far your best image because it weaves magic and it has the most depth. Never mind the placing....keep up the nice work.

Hope for tolerance
by nico_blue

Comment by tyt2000:
Very good lighting, I would have had the rest of the cross in the frame.

Mind, Body and Spirit
by nico_blue

Comment by claudia26:
That's even more impressive - a self-portrait ?! The more I look at your photo the more I appreciate its beauty; after the first surprise about the bird-like pose one sees a balance between the smoothness of the muscles and the pose held - a well-deserved ribbon.

Hope for tolerance
by nico_blue

Comment by moonstar:
nicely done

Hope for tolerance
by nico_blue

Comment by 'Pong:
Speechless except I love it!

Hope for tolerance
by nico_blue

Comment by Duke Deltree:
Thought this was a great image, powerful

Mind, Body and Spirit
by nico_blue

Comment by Firstrich1:
Your forth submission and a force to be reckoned with. Well done and a big congrats on your first ribbon. May many more be your truth:)

Neon on canvas
by nico_blue

Comment by graphicfunk:
from the critique club:

With this piece you have entered the controversial world of the love or hated image. Here we are not going to spend time duscussing composition but rather some of the procedures employed to produce these type of images. Since you as the creator is not even aware of the final shape of such creations it then behooves you to do many takes so that the most pleasing can be selected. It involves many takes and then closing the lens and changing the time. After some experience you will develop a taste for the most appropiate selection and the technique you wish to employ.

The variations range from holding camera steady and then suddenly flipping upside down first with equal split of the time and then 2/3 time and then flipping, etc. Another idea is to use a black cardboard and cover half the lens and then either getting the cardbotd out of the way or covering the other half.

Another idea is to hold camera steady and then zoom either in out out, both give you interesting feels. The zooming speed can be varied. You can also employ a black cardboard with an array of symetrical or asymetrical holes in it and holding it against the lens. You can also exposed with nothing in front of the lens and cover the lens on and off while the exposure completes.

Now, the object is to get a pattern which has not total chaos but a sense of cohesion. A better balancing of the colors and of course an artistically pleasing result with the least anount of burn out area.

Since you took what you took I can say that it gives a sense of movement. The abstract qualities often find enough takers to like it, bit some are turned off by the burnt out areas when they become predominant. The image has charm because the overall effect here are diagonals with a vanishing point implied. Keep experimenting and you will be surprised at your output when you center on an idea.

Mind, Body and Spirit
by nico_blue

Comment by charmayne:
Congratulations on your first ribbon, sure there will be more to come. Great Work!!

Mind, Body and Spirit
by nico_blue

Comment by aznym:
Very creative, no surprises there. Excellent work. Congratulations. Keep it coming.