in the magic garden
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Comment by PennyStreet:
This was way underrated, IMO. What a fabulous photo. Feel nude, see nude... whatever. It's there and it works.

sleight of hand
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Comment by scooter97:
Interesting use of light.

sleight of hand
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Comment by Ammie:
interesting

in the magic garden
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Comment by oscarthepig:

Originally posted by Melethia: I don't actually see a nude form here - I simply feel a nude form - it has that sense to it, even without knowing it was in a "nude" challenge. More of an elemental thing, really. Works for me. Keep doing whatever it is you do - works more often than not. p.s. Love the magic flowers bit from Steve. :-)

That's the best kind of abstract, IMO. The shapes look like what they are supposed to be, but at the same time they aren't what they appear to be.

I would love to see a shot of this shot from a different angle that revealed what you were shooting (the same applies to most all of your work). You have a great eye for shape, texture, and color.

I second the "magic flowers" love. Too funny.

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Comment by colorcarnival:
i didn't totally see it either but I just looked at pointandshoot's interpretation... and wow...

you two should work together!

sleight of hand
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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). I'll be picking one of these images for my Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: This is a very eclectic image - I like that! It becomes really interesting when I start to consider how to pull it off. Fortuitous, or did you vision this image before you started; either way it is a compelling image. The hand as it overlaps with the leg(?) looks quite frightening; the thumb nail looks talon-like - I know it isn't but that is how it looks.

Critical stuff: Size - this is a small image, too small really - I presume this is a small crop of a larger image and if I'm honest the thought of that detracts a little, I'd like to believe this was an intentional, crafted shot - perhaps it is, but the small size offers some doubt.

Overall: I shouldn't be too harsh, I do like it.

just another statistic
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Comment by acg83:
I'm struggling to make out what this is and even as an abstract it's not very interesting to look at I'm afraid.

to boldly go
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Comment by LevT:
terrific

just say a little prayer
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Comment by LevT:
great contrast between the strong hands and the flimsy wall. Well done!

Nude No 6
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Comment by LevT:
I see a fish eye. But grant you, a nude fish :). Beautiful abstract, as always