Simmer : Ecliptic — 2005
by Bear_Music

Comment by soup:
nice abstract - should have fared better. well done !

Simmer : Ecliptic — 2005
by Bear_Music

Comment by nova:
Have only now found this CIRCLE entry and Robert I am stunned it isn't at least a top 10 finisher with a mid 6 score. If I had not entered this challenge (and therefore voted in it) I would have been compelled to join the three lonely TEN voters. Love it.

Oyster Mushrooms — Cluster 1
by Bear_Music

Comment by CalliopeKel:
Strange..Soft and crumbly. Cool.

Oyster Mushrooms — Cluster 1
by Bear_Music

Comment by aboutimage:
A really well taken photo of a really unattractive subject! I'm not trying to offend you, by the way. I think your photo is well-done. Nicely exposed. It's just not really a terribly enticing mushroom ;-)

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by Riponlady:
dislike colour hue too reddish even if sunset! sharp, fisherman too far away

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by pearlseyes:
Too saturated for my taste. Nice Comp though.

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by torfis:
This photo looks overprocessed. It has a purplish color cast that is very unrealistic.

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by lissylou:
I'm not so sure about the color. I like it in the water but the guys shirt looks weird

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by fifield:
i like your composition. the colors look a little fake though.

Fisherman at Dusk
by Bear_Music

Comment by Konador:
This looks like it could be a nice photo but the post-processing needs a lot of work! I'm guessing you tried to make it look like Dusk when it really wasn't, by making the colours like a sunset. In fact what you've ended up with is an awful mix of green and unnatural pink. Ignoring the fact that the colour is so bad, the halo around the treeline and the pond weeds is very distracting, and was probably caused by poor application of USM with too wide of a radius. The detail in the grass in the foreground seems to have almost disappeared, maybe due to excessive neat-image or other noise-removing technique? I really think the post-processing totally ruins this shot. A simple B&W with more careful sharpening would be much more appealing.