Diner at Night
by Alicia

Comment by Melethia:
Somehow this works for me. The blur adds the touch of life to an otherwise static scene.

Diner at Night
by Alicia

Comment by Lydia:
The more I study this... the more it grows on me. It's like an impressionist painting... telling the story, yet showing no details. Well done!

bougainvillea
by Alicia

Comment by pjangel:
Love both the macro and the overlay effect... nicely done.

The Devil's Halo
by Alicia

Comment by cgino:
This is so fun! Perfect poem to go with a very catchy image!

Diner at Night
by Alicia

Comment by nadiaC:
great job capturing a kind of retro feel with this.

bougainvillea
by Alicia

Comment by ShutterPug:
nice composition.

The Lady
by Alicia

Comment by Jutilda:
I love how a simple thing in nature can bring about such deep emotion. This is truly superb.

The Lady
by Alicia

Comment by xianart:
deep and dark. lovely.

when i was in my second year of art college, i was in an evening 19th century art history class - 1 1/2 hour lecture following two three hour studio classes. the lectures were held in a large amphitheatre hall. we, of course, sat at the back and vegged slightly. the professor would write the titles of the paintings we were to see on the board, all the way up at the front.

so, one evening, we were all trying to read her handwriting (sit closer? but why?) and one of the pieces we would see than class was 'lady macbeth and the daggers' by, uh.... this was almost 20 years ago. however, in her writing, it truly looked like 'lady macbeth and the doggies'. so, i leaned forward and quietly said 'out, out, damned spot'. that was it - we were useless for the next 20 minutes or so. nothing prolongs the giggles so much as trying not to.

The Lady
by Alicia

Comment by cgino:
What is so cool about this image, Alicia, is that usually bougainvillea images are bright, perky, cheery, sometimes disgustingly so (and trust me, that's all I have in my collection!). This is dark, rich, detailed and yet mysterious, all at once :-)

bougainvillea
by Alicia

Comment by one2one:
Spectacular macro. You're giving me ideas, and that's good. Beautifully executed.