Tax Time
by rjpat

Comment by Physics_Guru:
Nice depth of field. i think it would have been good to unfocus around the edges as well so you do not have the horizontal block in focus all the way across.

Tax Time
by rjpat

Comment by kloutit:
the DOF in this shot creates a band of focus from left to right which I find upsets the balance of an otherwise great composition. Just my taste, but I would have preferred a graduation from close focus to distant OOF. but.. as i said good composition.

Tax Time
by rjpat

Comment by ashoff:
Nice concept, I hate this time of the year...heheh

The Reality of Abstract
by rjpat

Comment by mrfixitx:
I would not consider snow on a few twis an abstract. The framing of the image could be better. Good DOF control and exposure control overal.

The Reality of Abstract
by rjpat

Comment by macrothing:
5 - Like this. Wish it were bigger (640 width in this case), but might be quality issues, so perhaps a selective softening of the background - not sure as that might alter/diminish the 'abstractness'.

The Reality of Abstract
by rjpat

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
I am sorry, but this is not an abstract, it is a close up.

Definition 1= Art that departs significantly from natural appearances. Forms are modified or changed to varying degrees in order to emphasize certain qualities or content. Recognizable references to original appearances may be slight. The term is also used to describe art that is nonrepresentational.

Definition 2=Not realistic, though the intention is often based on an actual subject, place, or feeling. Pure abstracion can be interpreted as any art in which the depiction of real objects has been entirely discarded and whose aesthetic content is expressed in a formal pattern or structure of shapes, lines and colors. When the representation of real objects is completely absent, such art may be called non-objective.

Nice comp, good lines, nice dof, texture ok, nice flow, b&w need help, color flat, overall a nice pix but not in this challenge

The Reality of Abstract
by rjpat

Comment by briantammy:
beautiful, even though I know what it is there isn't enough there to complete the picture.

Springtime in Indiana
by rjpat

Comment by liebe:
nice job with rule of thirds. I love it.

Springtime in Indiana
by rjpat

Comment by KarenNfld:
Love the colours in this and the one lone tree to add interest.

Springtime in Indiana
by rjpat

Comment by muckpond:
yay! indiana!