Flight
by kichu

Comment by DigiFotoBuddy:
This was one of my pick for top 3, congrats!

Flight
by kichu

Comment by Melethia:
Simple but so elegant. Really nice handling of the exposure/light.

Flight
by kichu

Comment by MaryO:
Nice detail.

Flight
by kichu

Comment by PennyStreet:
gotta keep moving... flap those wings, buddy. I really like this one a lot. SO much personality and the whites and details are just perfect. bumpity bump

the perks of being a wallflower
by kichu

Comment by kanaj:
Challenge favorite for me. And not just because I'm a sucker for vintage distress applied to beautiful subject matter. The conceptual angle here is simply quite compelling.

the perks of being a wallflower
by kichu

Comment by Barroness:
Superb imagery, Super from corner to corner and a study for the viewer. Congratulations Front Page!

the perks of being a wallflower
by kichu

Comment by glad2badad:
Love this.

Couldn't Stand the Weather
by kichu

Comment by posthumous:
I like how the darkness has obliterated all useless detail. There is only music left.

the perks of being a wallflower
by kichu

Comment by lovemelvin:
i love the effect

the perks of being a wallflower
by kichu

Comment by posthumous:
This is very stylized, a style that announces itself as art, which I don't usually like, but there is much that commends this image to me. Because it is affecting primitive camera technology, and "objectifying" a woman's face, it reminds me of Man Ray. The rose becomes most of the face, and there is a certain poignancy in its failure to become a face even though it's trying very hard. The only thing remaining of the face is one eye. Now, someone grumpier than I might say that it's pandering to include a beautiful glistening eye, but I like that the face is allowed to see, rather than be seen. There is something allegorically rich about it. The photo is a collage of cliches, but actually there is nothing wrong with that if they are clumped together in a confrontational or slightly disturbing way.

I'm hanging this in my fantasy gallery.