Parking Lot Ballet
by riolobo

Comment by ErinM:
Very underrated image. Love the simplicity.

Parking Lot Ballet
by riolobo

Comment by undieyatch:
Very good circles, curves & straight combination, a superior minimal abstract - v 9.

Michael
by riolobo

Comment by ErinM:
Just came across this...Masterful job with the lighting! Outstanding capture of mood and emotion! Has he seen this photo? He should have a copy. Well done.

Parking Lot Ballet
by riolobo

Comment by posthumous:
Gorgeous abstract. I love the subtlety of those circles. I think I'll give it the Oscar for Best Meeting of the Challenge.

The Zen Fool
by riolobo

Comment by Shrink:
Great idea, lovely contrast of textures and colors. Meditative.

The Zen Fool
by riolobo

Comment by BeckyT:
Great concept

The Zen Fool
by riolobo

Comment by rox_rox:
Dang! I wish I could think of ideas like this. Right on the 1/3s! What I really like about this image is the statement it makes. It's one of those photographs where the title is essential for the image to make sense.

I love this setup and think that with a few improvements you'd have a top-notch shot and should even consider a series of these. The square crop works very well, here. (Of course I'm a rare fan of square crops). Here are my thoughts; take them for what they're worth:

I can see a couple of spots where the base material is showing. I think that this could have been avoided by putting the sand in a pan or somehow getting a thicker layer. That might have also given you deeper grooves which would have given the image more depth. I think the "gold" is the key element of the image and has not quite been done justice. I'd be in favor of some softer light, sharper focus, a lower angle and possibly a tighter crop. You might also get some good results with different DOF. Regardless of my nitpicks, it's quite interesting and gets high marks for creative thinking!

The Zen Fool
by riolobo

Comment by Blue Moon:
hmm, could work for both challenges, huh? too funny.

The Zen Fool
by riolobo

Comment by TooCool:
LOL Wrong challenge week! Can't wait to see what ya come up with next week!
TC

The Zen Fool
by riolobo

Comment by jah_luv:
Great Job!