bougainvillea
by Alicia

Comment by Linc:
Great Colors, a bit dark for my taste.

three amigos
by Alicia

Comment by Alicia:
Sometimes a cigarcactus is just a cigar cactus. :o)

three amigos
by Alicia

Comment by pawdrix:
Phallic was the first thought that came to mind. Then jealousy. The dead center postiion of the cactus pretty much leads you down that path.

Message edited by author 2008-03-13 16:02:43.

The Devil's Halo
by Alicia

Comment by Jutilda:
It's like he DOES have a halo. ROFL

Rainy Night
by Alicia

Comment by cgino:
Embrace the dark side, this is fantastic! That doll really is creepy...what great processing! There was a Twilight Zone episode about a murderous doll-- this image brings that to mind :-)

The Devil's Halo
by Alicia

Comment by ErinM:
Yes, devilish, indeed. I love your creative pairings of images and text.

The Lady
by Alicia

Comment by ErinM:
What a wonderfully creative pairing.

blue bell
by Alicia

Comment by Arcanist:
Great job with the desat. Love the Blue. Almost looks silk. Perhaps a shot of neat image on the background to blur it even more and remove the shadow noise, but that's a nitpick. Really liked this series.

desert purple
by Alicia

Comment by Arcanist:
Great shot. Nice DOF, perfect focus and the shadows do not seem murky, they are just right. Great crop to frame the subject and put it on stage. Very nice!

raspberry
by Alicia

Comment by Arcanist:
Wow! Now this is good enough to get me salivating. Despite the 'harsh lighting,' this really conveys the subliminal that any food picture should (assuming you want to actually sell the food) and that is... "C'mon, take a bite!" Love the crop and inclusion of the greens. Was this in a RAW format? Perhaps you could tone the white down slightly on the exposure adjustment? I like it just the way it is. From me an 8-9 in a food/fruit/ad challenge, probably get killed by most for what you already know (light).