Contemplation
by talmy

Comment by talj:
IMHO concentrating on the tree and little stone 'temple' would have worked better as a composition but this is a nice idea :o)

Contemplation
by talmy

Comment by LucidLotus:
Very nice calming colors in this image. I think the natural light looks good and the focus looks nice too though not completely tack sharp. Though this does depict what I consider a zen-like scene, there is so much going on in the image that I am not getting that still or harmonious inner 'zen' feel from it. It does have a good number of points of interest for the eye to view but there are so many its hard to center on one and become invested in it. Perhaps if the image was cropped down to explore the balance between the rock and the little statuary? Or the rock piercing the pond with the background blurred to a simple mass of green? Something that would take one of the many elements and break it down to something simplistic would feel more zen to me. I gave a 5

Contemplation
by talmy

Comment by jwillerton:
I would like to see more in the foreground as opposed to just the water. I am not sure what you had to work with, but typically a landscape is more pleasing with both a foreground and background subjects. This is something I am just learning! So take my advice with a grain of salt. Great concept though.

Contemplation
by talmy

Comment by madcrabber:
the rock in the middle of the pond looks like 'The Thinker' statue.

Looking Skyward (with Paunch)
by talmy

Comment by posthumous:
there's something oddly dignified about this portrait in spite of the undignified angle.

Looking Skyward (with Paunch)
by talmy

Comment by levyj413:
The belly makes the shot. :)

Technology Provides the Answer
by talmy

Comment by crik:
Colorful, nice detail.

Looking Skyward (with Paunch)
by talmy

Comment by myra:
What are you doing down there...:-)

Looking Skyward (with Paunch)
by talmy

Comment by LalliSig:
Hey, what´s with the bulges in the pants? :P

Looking Skyward (with Paunch)
by talmy

Comment by Kemptonreporter:
Thou shalt honour thy mother and father.
I like the composition.