p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by scalvert:
This entry lacks the strong repetition of my other top picks for Pattern, but the sheer artistry of the composition is awesome. I could easily see a large print selling for thousands just for its beauty, and this would be equally appropriate for a Free Study. Nice! 9

p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by tootsweet:
Finally figured out the pattern...blue, yellow, blue, yellow then combined for the green. This is almost too abstract for this challenge, but you have done a great job with intrepretation.

p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by aimeethetoo:
Beautiful colors - in true DPC eye candy fashion. Something in the slightly dark feel of this shot makes me think I might know whose it is. Clearly the work of a true professional. ; ) Back to bump you up to 9.

p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by TeeCeeJay:
well lit, simple, effective. Good.

The Great Attractor
by yanko

Comment by jaysonmc:
I really like your outtake, but even your submission was terrific.

p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by snaffles:
very simple and well done. 7

p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by cutout:
very good i dont vote this time but it would have been a 9
o k then a 9

flag bearer
by yanko

Comment by Melethia:
First, it's awesome in B&W. Mostly it's intriguing - the figure is not clearly male or female - could be either. There's no face. There is, however, strength and form. And delicious tones.

p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by pillikcam:
Very nice. Simple and elegant.

p a p e r
by yanko

Comment by zeuszen:
Energy/Range/Story: 7/5/3
Composition/perspective/manner: 7/7/8
Aesthetics/Technical: 6/7
Presentation: 6
Total: 6.2
Vote: 6

Remarks: Variation is a wonderful thing when repetition is the theme. Here it just flows conically in- or declining, through the frame. What's striking is that the pattern is forever changing while maintaining a constant of shape and line (I suspect the foreground green outlines a curve too large to be contained by the margins).

The diagonal perspective is dynamically placed, too, against a measured rhythm of rush and recess. The (apparent} bouquet suggests a similar progression, sans the plastic relief of the fore- and middle grounds.

I converted the image to black and white (gradient map) to see if the colours provided a critical element. My impression was that it held its own, albeit intrinsically like cello in a jazz quartett. It did, however, loose the contemporary sense of the colour version.