shiny circumference over dark diameter
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Comment by Dancing620queen:
nice use of pi! overall beautiful image!

Wright Flyer Three-View
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Comment by krnodil:
I thought "Close Encounters" when I first saw it, the symbols on the left looking like some sort of alien hieroglyphics. Did not know about the Wright Flyer three-view before - I like how you tried to approximate a bird with the three-view and the dramatic sky gives the whole image a portentous quality.

It would be interesting to see another try at this shot without the plane, and with the three views placed randomly across the whole expanse of the sky (well, it might be *visually* interesting, but conceptually not so much - since I guess the inclusion of the plane was necessary for the Wright brothers connection). Nevermind, I'm babbling about possibilities again. :)

shiny circumference over dark diameter
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Comment by Mystique2:
Very nice photo

Wright Flyer Three-View
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Comment by jaysonmc:
I like how all the elements work in the frame. I like how the lighting/coloring is even with all the elements you combined. I would not have known it was the Wright Flyer on the left without the title (I thought it was some sort of ancient symbolism). A nice use of the expert rules.

Wright Flyer Three-View
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Comment by bmartuch:
Don, this is a fantastic shot. I'm not sure about the symbols. I guess I just don't get it. The clouds and the airplane are great. This should have scored much higher.

Could you, would you, on a train?
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Comment by stphw:
The sky is too bright on the right. I like the reflection in the train window though.

Wright Flyer Three-View
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Comment by noraneko:
I really like it - I gave you a good score. So very odd, though maybe a peyote button or agave in the foreground would have added that extra touch (I'm just kidding). Plus the best - we actually get to see what the mysterious Skewsme a 'la Colleen looks like!

shiny circumference over dark diameter
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Comment by Dantzr:
Hmmm... and this picture relates to Pi ....how? The picture itself is a grand one. I love silhouette shots, but I don't understand why it is here. Sorry. (5)

Wright Flyer Three-View
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Comment by levyj413:
Hmm. I like the 3-view and the juxtaposition with the modern airplane very much (I'm a private pilot). I'm not sure how skewsme fits in. I wonder if it'd work better with symbolic people, too, like skewsme under the 3-view and a stick figure under the modern plane?

Either way, this is a composition that would benefit greatly from hanging on a wall with a plaque next to it. DPC just isn't set up for deep contemplation and reflection on challenge entries.

Crack'd
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Comment by krnodil:
I studied this for a long time when I first encountered it and I'm impressed by how you came up with turning the same image into 3 puzzle pieces out of which it recreates itself. I agree with JuliBloc that the one jarring note is that deeply saturated patch of green in the corner.