Hay Field
by npasel

Comment by skewsme:
I like the blur/glow on the field - you got the ominous mood and color combo just right, by my eye.

Hay Field
by npasel

Comment by RianBotes:
Man you need a lady walking in here....

The Radiating Gate
by npasel

Comment by bmartuch:
Boy, the comments have been almost non existant lately. I think this is a great shot for the challenge and very well composed. It's just one of those shots that doesn't "wow" the DPC voters. Keep up the good work Nancy.

Hay Field
by npasel

Comment by BJokerud:
To blurry for this setting I think.

Crepe Myrtle's Trunk
by npasel

Comment by rooum:
I'd like this if you got in a bit nearer. The green on other side doesn't add much and distracts a bit. It's not needed i feel.

The Radiating Gate
by npasel

Comment by PennyStreet:
Nicely composed. Great for the topic. 7

Murano Red
by npasel

Comment by skewsme:
This was in my top 10 - it looks like something on the wall at MOMA. Love the way it curves up at the ends and the magnitude of saturation you achieved. Frame is just right too. Congrats on a personal top 5 photo!

Crepe Myrtle's Trunk
by npasel

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy):

Positives: This is certainly intriguing tree - both in shape and colouration. You have captured it with a degree of ambiguity, you have shown me much of its shape but I still can't envisage what it looks like, you communicate some texture yet I can't tell if the branches are rough or smooth. If I was there, I'd want to reach out to touch it to test the surface for myself. Then there is the light.... was it really this orange or this is some post processed hue?

Critical stuff: All of the above require some viewer faith in the image. Your photo needs to hold the viewer long enough to buy the time for exploration; and if I'm honest, I'm not sure this shot has enough initial impact to persuade people to stay around long enough...

Overall: There is plenty of interest here but without a hook to get people to stay I feel it's unlikely people will appreciate this shot.

Nana's Paint & Brushes
by npasel

Comment by citymars:
Sorry to see this so far down the list. I thought it fit the challenge theme in a subtle way and that it has beautiful tones.

Crepe Myrtle's Trunk
by npasel

Comment by tjbel05:
slightly out of focus and should not be centered.