Sunday afternoon catnap
by Melethia

Comment by dx_power:
nice cat mate

P-i-P (a nod to jjbeguin's lovely duotones)
by Melethia

Comment by digitalknight:
I haven't commented on this? How could that be?

This is cool on so many levels - loved it when I saw it in the challenge, love it still!

The textures are just - hmm - it's like I can taste them! It's beyond being able to feel them, it's like an expereience - the repetition in the composition, the beautiful curves of the lamp base (not once but twice) - the texture in the lamp shade - how do you get texture in a lamp shade? Mine tend to just blow out!

Really it's kind of beyond my ability to express how this makes me feel - hopefully that gives you at least an idea of how cool I think this is.

I think it comes down to the magic of photography being so manifest here. It's a simple scene, could be any house (although it feels kind of retro so it calls upon memories I didn't know I had) but photography turns this simple scene into something that calls up all this emotion. Isn't that just magic?

Great work! To say the least -

Parked
by Melethia

Comment by timfythetoo:
Man - I wish I had been able to vote on this challenge. So much good stuff. This one struck me as I breezed through the entries. A diferent type of shot for a Free STudy and very well done. The processing really takes this way beyond a pic of ordinary daily stuff and well into art - and very good art at that. Great lines, perfect crop and composition and the b&w contrasty feel is wonderful. The 15 voters who gave you below 4 must have been wanting pretty people, perfect landscapes or close up animals and not willing to give it up for something artistically different. Very nice eye on taking the pic and excellent postprocessing Deb. You would have scored very well with me.

Sunday afternoon catnap
by Melethia

Comment by klie0500:
Definitely a simple pleasure.

Quiet Progression
by Melethia

Comment by dsidwell:
I really like this one, Deb. The contrast between the tender plant and sturdier barbed wire is very nice!

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by Melethia

Comment by UNTITLED:
This is a definitely a very good work of art, it's a real shame this didn't have greater success during the challenge. At least it is garnering some post-challenge success with all the comments and faves.

Message edited by author 2007-04-20 13:40:51.

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by Melethia

Comment by JPR:
284! ha! (holy crap i used to live in goleta california!) maybe that explains everything. :)

Message edited by author 2006-09-09 04:54:41.

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by Melethia

Comment by acrotide:
Love the patterns and repetition in this shot. The b/w processing is bang on too. It's too bad I never got around to seeing this during the voting...too many entries, not enough time. Great job!

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by Melethia

Comment by tinky2:
I like this! I like the processing too. Great eye for a fab photo from shopping carts!

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by Melethia

Comment by SandyP:
Such an interesting photograph! I just love how you take ordinary things we see every day, and turn them into art. You are so good at tha Deb!

Not a bad finish either for a challenge like this!