Eye of the Tunnel
by posthumous

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
This will probably get killed in voting, but I like this semi abstract approach. It draws me in a and gives me a sense of intense activity.

Flying
by posthumous

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Oh, I thought the flower was dreaming of being a tree, I can see his dream, blurrily behind him....

saxjazz
by posthumous

Comment by Budya:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I must admit that it is really hard for me to critique this photo as I really, really like it.

Larus's comment captures pretty well what did not work for majority of the voters -- it is a b&w abstract.

I love the sense of movement, the contrast and a superb b&w conversion. I like how the brushstrokes lead my eye through the photo, letting me appreciate the textures of the old oil painting along the way. This is phenomenally moody and poetic photo that unfortunately appealed to a very small number of voters.

Energy Squared
by posthumous

Comment by skewsme:
square: to bring approximately to a right angle sad but had to be done

Dorothy the Wizard
by posthumous

Comment by colorcarnival:
I didn't even notice the ankles being cropped. I just thought it was funny that the balloon was eating the person. Interesting shot.

Dorothy the Wizard
by posthumous

Comment by macrothing:


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
Didn't get the connection with Oz when I voted this but did see it when I saw this image PC. I gave this a 5 during voting. First impressions, as best I recall were: regarding the title - Dorothy must have been a 'wiz' getting into a tangle with the balloon (yes, I know).

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
Nice composition and good moment capture. The b&w works quite well but there is some depth/drama lacking, in my opinion - just seems a little 'flat'. A more refined crop in a few places, albeit minor, would just 'finish' this off a little nicer.

I didn't 'notice' the ankles until I just read your comments.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
355/418 is lower down the pack than I would have guessed this would place. The image is quite sound in my opinion, perhaps just the subject matter didn't interest people that much, who knows. A score of 5.06 - well at least you made it over the 5 line..

Your one comment in Challenge likes the b&w processing.

Summary
A somewhat amusing capture, converted into an effective b&w image - for me, just a little more crazy processing, but that's just me - would have given it more of an edge, that I think would work well, given the situation.

Eye of the Tunnel
by posthumous

Comment by dougi555:
Bumping up, didn't "see" it first tiem round, clever!

Eye of the Tunnel
by posthumous

Comment by skewsme:
neato

Eye of the Tunnel
by posthumous

Comment by rlewis:
This is why my photography is no good, I know there are those that like this type image, but I am not one of them...old fashioned I guess

Eye of the Tunnel
by posthumous

Comment by Sheryll:
You needed a tripod here. The highlights a blown out and the coloring is sort strange to me. It does look like an eye though.