Bok Choy
by Bear_Music

Comment by SaraR:
An interesting take! I really like the processing - the border and graininess - although I am not sure that the lens flare adds anything for me. The light on the leaf is lovely, and really shows of the veins, colour and texture. At the end of the day it is a photo I enjoy looking at once, but not sure it is one I would return to.

The Sun
by Bear_Music

Comment by DiscoVader:
Beautiful. The sun really is the star (pun intended) here -- and its (her) warm glow really warms up everything.

The Sun
by Bear_Music

Comment by giantmike:
Great colors and feelings of movement.

Ghirardelli Square
by Bear_Music

Comment by Marjo:
Very creative and professional. This could be an ad for a magazine. Great job!

Lighthouse Beach, Midwinter
by Bear_Music

Comment by MargaretNet:
First Impressions: for some reason sadness (maybe because there is some blue) and being lost
Technique: I assume a normally taken photo with a dramatic PP in NIK? There is also some kind of special border used.
Suggestions: not sure

Overall it looks more like an expression rather than an impression of reality to me. Probably due to the dramatic texture effect.

The Sun
by Bear_Music

Comment by curtpetguy:
Looks like a Robert, nice

The Sun
by Bear_Music

Comment by Stout_29:
This picture is beautiful. The lighting is perfect in this photo, no doubt about it. Also, I like the fact that you can see the glistening water wrippling and the plants around the water blowing. This photo makes you feel like you are actually standing right there watching the sun, feeling the wind, enjoying nature, and feeling free.

IMG_5927-moorings
by Bear_Music

Comment by Neat:
That looks so beautiful and peaceful , if you live around here, you're very lucky.

Whiterook
by Bear_Music

Comment by digifotojo:
Fantastic! Is this Topaz Adjust?

IMG_5927-moorings
by Bear_Music

Comment by MargaretNet:
First impressions: calm, relaxing, smooooth
Technique: I assume PP with a lot of smoothing? (I don't use Topaz so I don't know how it was achieved; in Lightroom I would go negative on Clarity but that's probably too simplistic?)
Suggestions: I would try a tighter crop losing the boats and the large house on the right (there is nothing wrong with a square photo! :)

Overall I thought it was a good example of a photo in a style of an impressionistic painting.

(How am I doing with this commenting business?? Is this OK?)