Day 1: May Day
by Blue Moon

Comment by littlegett:
Very interesting shot, it does drawl you in quite well. I think the downside are the white flowers, If those wheren't there I think this image would really pop even more.... even if it is only a snapshot 6-;

Fresca
by Blue Moon

Comment by jackal9:
No not UGH at all for me, I like the OOF'ness of it I think it gives it a sort of dreamy otherworldly look, I think it's a fantastic abstract. Cool shot!

Day 2: Outdoor Artifacts
by Blue Moon

Comment by bdenny:
I doubt I could make the junk in my backyard look this good :P
I'm very much looking forward to the shell/rock closeups.

Day 1: May Day
by Blue Moon

Comment by colorcarnival:
i do like the textures - very cool. I think i'd like to see this with the white flowers on the left cropped out.

Day 1: May Day
by Blue Moon

Comment by CapeSail:
Nice choice of subject. This is a very interesting flower for B&W, the edges really maintain the shape of the flower and the stigma/stamen make the center pop. The white ones that you say are blown you could have done some masking on those and darkened them up...or some blur effect to make them less distracting. On this photo though the main flower is so interesting that it's not as distracting. Very nice job.

Day 2: Outdoor Artifacts
by Blue Moon

Comment by Retroesque:
I can't believe it wasn't a set up - it is BRILLIANT!

I LOVE this image - really wonderful and super tones you've chosen too.

Day 2: Outdoor Artifacts
by Blue Moon

Comment by boysetsfire:
i like this,
i wonder how it would work with a much tighter crop, so you cant see any of the edges of the placemat at all even if it means cropping some parts of the objects.
nick

Day 1: May Day
by Blue Moon

Comment by noraneko:
You've got some blown areas, as you realize, but not sure they detract in this case. Interestingly, this almost looks like it was processed in negative. Good job of reducing all those textures via dodging and burning.

Day 2: Outdoor Artifacts
by Blue Moon

Comment by sherpet:
I like the sepoa tones, as it gives it an ageing quality, but I would also like to see it in B&W as well.....

Message edited by author 2007-05-02 20:17:11.

Day 1: May Day
by Blue Moon

Comment by dsterner:
You call it snap shot, I call it a nice shot...I like the grain