keeping life still
by liberty

Comment by dahkota:
I love your black and white toning and I love your subject. Your composition seems stifling to me - a lot at the bottom, which would tend to give an airy feeling, but very tight at the top, which seems to be strangling. Additionally, the very heavy border so close to the subject (at the top) further constrains my view. For me, if the third (background) pot wasn't there, the composition would be a little freer. But, with the toning, I'm led to believe that you knew this would happen, that you know the basic rules of composition and you intentionally confined the subject. And then I read the title and think, "Yeah, they knew what they were doing." Everything seems too precise to be accidental: the DOF, the angle, the deliberate crop, the heavy border. So, there's nothing I can do but give you a 10, add this to my favorites as a reminder, and wish you luck in the challenge.

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by liberty

Comment by bmartuch:
I really like this. The selective desat is cool.

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Comment by Penny Lane:
I'm not voting in this challenge, but I wanted to say, this is great! Love the shot, love the title.

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by liberty

Comment by beckydi:
Very cute idea!

time for tea
by liberty

Comment by IreneM:
This is a really beautiful image. I also wondered what the lines on the cup are. Shadows maybe?

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Comment by LadyK:
ah! scary. better then just a level photo-6

time for tea
by liberty

Comment by Alicia:
Just fantastic - Loved it during voting and figured it would be underappreciated. Too bad.Such an excellent image.

time for tea
by liberty

Comment by riversong:
Love it!

Croquet Lessons With Mother
by liberty

Comment by sherpet:
This is definitely one of those very special images that comes along, and will stay in your memory forever.....
A true timeless classic.....

Pastel Dragonfly
by liberty

Comment by sherpet:
LOVE... LOVE... LOVE... this one as much as the others or maybe more.....

Yes, it has to go into 'my favorites' right now....