Hudson's Point
by tnun

Comment by bvy:
That must be Hudson pointing. Great frame.

Hudson's Point
by tnun

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Wonderful cinematic aspect ratio and a great visual/title pun. The contrast profile is wonderful too - highlights and shadows dominating in different areas of the image as a consequence of the flare. The three people create quite a story and the pointing arm is highly communicative. As a viewer though, I feel this isn't a photograph that disappears revealing the moment; rather, this is a photograph that creates its status as a photograph in parallel with the moment. It is limited and bounded by the choices you have made. I should explain myself further - this is like a documentary image in a book, we are aware that the photographer was there but we are conscious that we are not (thus I feel like a 'meta-viewer'). The choice to keep the viewer at a distance and to not involve us in the image seems deliberate to me (I wonder whether it was to you).

Critical stuff: That central area of brightness on the opposite shore, whether natural or not, draws the eye a little too much. A swift bit of local darkening there would help me appreciate your image even more.

Overall: A lovely crafted image - one that made me think of ubique actually; not for how it looks but for his passion for photographs as artistic products rather than photography as an artistic process.

platterfly
by tnun

Comment by levyj413:
I think I'm missing whatever is strange here. The shot is so tight, maybe this is an unusual place for butterflies, but I can't tell.

platterfly
by tnun

Comment by FrankRobinson:
Nice, arty, beautifully composed and a really nice BW conversion. Not that strange though?

Fire02szIMGP3001
by tnun

Comment by bvy:
Portrait of Mae? I recognize the blush. (Promptly faves.)

caw
by tnun

Comment by Abra:
Great capture! Not a happy chappy.

Symphytum
by tnun

Comment by tvsometime:
A leaf as a club. Large. dark, and heavy like the music I like. 6

Peter
by tnun

Comment by colorcarnival:
I really liked this one but I wished there was something lighting up his face too. He looks like a curious one and I think the extra lighting would have enhanced that more in this shot.

Peter
by tnun

Comment by bvy:
Backlit. Good for you. It works.

Symphytum
by tnun

Comment by Epsi:
Nice sharpness and well defined ribbing, although I found the composition too centered.

I wonder how an extreme crop of the top part would look like (with the central rib defining the center of symmetry only showing the ribbing).