Dawn's Piercing Clarity
by Bear_Music

Comment by yanko:
Incredibly underrated.

Jim Talin, Master Bookbinder
by Bear_Music

Comment by AlexSaberi:
great photo! love it!(8)

marsh-IMG_3490.jpg
by Bear_Music

Comment by justin_hewlett:
Lovely colors, nice blues and yellows/reds.

Dawn's Piercing Clarity
by Bear_Music

Comment by justin_hewlett:
Awesome composition and verticality. I especially love the strong gradations of color.

I Am My Work -- the Thorn that Weeps, & Holds the Sky Entire...
by Bear_Music

Comment by whatsthatbeeping:
I hear you BEAR, and its a bloody nice shot too! Hey, as an after thought, maybe you could get a reflection of your face in the water drop then you could have jambed it up all the critics!!! (just a thought)

If I had joined DPC to obtain my masters in photography i might follow every chalange to the letter. But I didnt! I joined DPC for fun, encourgement and to rekindle my love for photography. I can understand some of the politics that go on in these threads and i believe that there are many very talented photographers (pros and amatures)who use this site for nothing more than forum to get their shots out to the masses and for the masses to admire their talents. But i can't understand why if i submit a close cropped shot of my kids dirty hands playing in the sand needs to be discected to bits because its not "this" or not "that" so DNMC?

My shot was MY interpitation of the challenge. Was it a portrait? maybe not, Was it within its environment? you can take a photo of a nurse on a beach but this would not be relevant to the environment. Was it portrait or landscape? who cares!! Kids get dirty, kids play in dirt (its the enviroment!) you can tell that the hands are a childs hands so do i need to show the face for it to be deemed a portrait? if people dont like what you've shot, let them express that with their vote but they SHOULD not pick it to pieces because it does not fall in to "their" definition of the challenge.

I enjoy photography for the emotion it can bring (in the images not in comments)
Thats my thoughts. What are yours?

Jim Talin, Master Bookbinder
by Bear_Music

Comment by Leok:
The top 80% is wonderful, I'm not so keen on the view below the desk though, a higher crop would have scored 10 from me!

Jim Talin, Master Bookbinder
by Bear_Music

Comment by LalliSig:
Very nice, I may have been to strict with most of the submissions but this is one of the few that really meet the challenge as far as I am concerned, this is a classic definition of an environmental portrait. Love it, nicely lit and post processing is good, 8 from me.

Jim Talin, Master Bookbinder
by Bear_Music

Comment by vikas:
Nice portrait and real good use of environment as a background!

Jim Talin, Master Bookbinder
by Bear_Music

Comment by pidge:
Good job! I like the slightly desaturated feel. Very appropriate

Night Fisherman
by Bear_Music

Comment by JohnBeebe:
That is one very still fisherman. This is my favorite of the challenge (I am not a big fan of cityscapes). The simple lines, subtle horizon line and wonderful color make it. You may want to check out Michael Kennan's website. He is a acclaimed photographer that does amazing night exposures for hours. Your shot here is evocative of his work.