Hans Van Door
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Comment by L1:
What a creepy, macabre scene this could be...or it could just be crazy kids like mine. Interesting submission. Good luck in the challenge. :)

Falls the Shadow
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Comment by Agaricus:
I like the colors and the ominous clouds, but the shadow distracts (5)

Losing With Grace
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Comment by MaryO:
It is so hard to lose them, but life just wouldn't be as rich without them. Glad your girl is still with you.

train on the window pane
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Comment by Kelli:
Is it a dirty window? Cause I know it wasn't snowing! LOL! This is a great shot! I didn't vote in this challenge, but would have given this at least a 9.

Canikaze - wind of dog
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Comment by Melethia:
Hi Grace. I'm gonna have to go see if that's really a word... it's not (in English, anyway, according to dictionary.com). Maybe dervish? I suspect you're after the dervish behavior of a dog in motion creating a whirlwind of sorts. Whether it meets the challenge or not - well, I suspect mostly "not" - I like the accent of the leash and the way the motion pattern of the ground blends with the fur of the dog.

I took the bokeh less travelled by
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Comment by Kronus:
I think the darknes is metaforic and adds meaning to this piece.

Falls the Shadow
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Comment by walrus451:
colors are great

I took the bokeh less travelled by
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Comment by mist:
I reckon this was far too harshly treated. I didn't vote on the challenge because I had my entry in it, but I'd likely have settled around the 6 mark on this one. Yeah, the shadow at the front is a tad distracting, and it would have been nice to have the focus dead sharp at the branch of the lines, but come on, that's a great background / out of focus area that really complements the rest of the shot - the very essence of Bokeh.

In this challenge though, you obviously had to make all the voters go "ooo, shiny" in order to win big. Never mind that this has artistic watercolour quality to it.

I took the bokeh less travelled by
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Comment by Melethia:
Every once in awhile I think you throw one out there that possibly should have been simply thrown out, just to see what reaction you might get. I do like the basic composition of this - the leading line through and out of the trees from the fork in the path, so to speak. Has potential to be a pretty darn good shot, though I'd end it at the bottom of the light "v" - have the canopy of trees be the terminus. Then you have the shiny bit of yellow and the opening near it up at the top of the picture, leading the viewer out and beyond.

Technicals, however, are another story. To my untrained and ignorant-of-finer-things eye, technicals pretty much suck, and in this case seriously detract from what could be a decent picture.

Message edited by author 2006-11-02 14:10:31.

Losing With Grace
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Comment by Melethia:
As much as I love shooting my cats, I didn't play in this thread for kinda the same reason you noted. I love the premature eulogy here - is it original? I'll add that I'm glad you still have Grace with you. I've put down three so far in my adult life - a dog (15) and two cats (15 and 16) - and its nearly impossible to do. The single biggest defect pets have is they just don't live long enough.

I will say that they do visit me on occasion in dreams, which is simply delightful beyond words.

Say hi to Gracie for me.