Sacrament
by ursula

Comment by Jutilda:
Lovely and subtle!!

Sacrament
by ursula

Comment by Mike:
would look nice hanging on a wall.

Sacrament
by ursula

Comment by h2:
Beautiful abstract. My to pick so far.

07 - One Drop
by ursula

Comment by ursula:
Thank you all.

@nam, thank you very much for the suggestions. I had tried it in BW, but for me it does not work that way. As to lighten the shadows, thank you again for the suggestion, I will try it, however, I am rather satisfied with the look as it is. But thank you anyway. BTW, I have been emphasizing shadows/blacks in my colour pictures in the last few months, because of listening to Moose Peterson and looking at his work. He intensifies the blacks, and also the whites, for more contrast, to make the images pop. I've discovered that this approach really works, not always, but often. I do it in RAW conversion, which then allows me to do little editing to finish the image. I quite like that. I am talking about colour photography, not BW photography. As a friend of mine likes to say, "to have good light you have to have good shadows". Anyway :)

07 - One Drop
by ursula

Comment by ciaeagle:
Love the colors. The string of pearls frames the bokeh quite wonderfully. I almost wish the string formed a shape. For some reason I thought of a dove outline, the one you see in cut-outs, when I saw this even though its not even close. Maybe it was the grays triggering my tired brain cells tonight. Either way this is quite pleasing to look. :)

07 - One Drop
by ursula

Comment by nam:
Lovely lovely bokeh. Like transparent pearls as others have said. I love the gold but did you try it in black and white? And I think you might be able to lighten the shadows to good effect, too, for a different look.

Message edited by author 2013-02-21 21:06:08.

07 - One Drop
by ursula

Comment by bsluijk:
A string of watery pearls, flowing across the picture.

07 - One Drop
by ursula

Comment by tvsometime:
A string of pearly bubbles meandering where they may. I think its fair to call this an abstract - an interpretive distillation of some quality without revealing the whole, which would have an entirely different quality.

06 - Oil at a Slant
by ursula

Comment by tvsometime:
I like the slant extending the valley of focused forms proceeding from corner to opposite corner. Enticing colors too.

05 - Birches In WInter
by ursula

Comment by tvsometime:
Lovely distillation of the birchness of the trees in snow.