Painting in Silk
by LaMas

Comment by boyd2000:
Creative. If you could have gotten blue paint on the brush blending into blue silk it would be really hot

Painting in Silk
by LaMas

Comment by skewsme:
Really nice idea! Red might be a little too sat perhaps... at least on my monitor... and I might have put the brush on top of the silk and dipped it in blue paint.

Of Dawn and Dusk
by LaMas

Comment by Melethia:
Hmmm, I thought I commented on this already - it was in my top tier in voting. I liked the novel, thoughful approach, and the fact the sides are NOT exact, but symmetrical on another level. Very nice!

Of Dawn and Dusk
by LaMas

Comment by jaysonmc:
This is symmetry understated and as a result is a superb photo. The compositional elements are terrific and the use of lighting is terrific. The focus seems a bit soft, not saying mis-focused just soft. Also the right photo seems slightly askew or maybe just an optical illusion (yes I am nitpicking). I think this is a wonderful shot.

Of Dawn and Dusk
by LaMas

Comment by noraneko:
Nicely seen and very creative! Well done - the colors are interesting and the title is also captivating and suits the photo well.

Of Dawn and Dusk
by LaMas

Comment by jackal9:
COOL! way to go!! very nice shot! Love the PP in this one!! very basic, and very very good!!!

Of Dawn and Dusk
by LaMas

Comment by parallax:
Excellent shot.

The Tale of Tress-Lock Forest (enitrely of hair!)
by LaMas

Comment by LaMas:

Originally posted by Wildcard: How did I miss this, it's an instant favorite and the most creative image I've seen on this site. This would make such a wonderful illustration in a childrens book, there are so many stories that can be woven out of this. But to me it tells the tale of a gentle man in the Autumn of his life that is now facing life alone. He doesn't seem bitter or terribly lonely but is reflecting on the happy times he's shared with another in this beautiful place. I could while away hours in front of this image, thank you for sharing it with us.

You are a very creative individual. Did you ever think about writing a book or short story on something you see? Definitely look into it, you seem to have very descriptive thought!

and Thank you for the nice comments.

Slim Chance
by LaMas

Comment by ClubJuggle:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like the concept here and the photograph and title made me smile. I like to offer a couple suggestions that might improve the execution.

First, it appears that you were working with a touch less light than might have been ideal. This probably forced you to have to make a couple compromises that affected the quality of the photograph.

There is just a touch of softness in the photograph. This could have come from your relatively wide aperture of f/5, or perhaps just a touch of camera shake if you were hand-holding. Use of a tripod and careful manual focusing might help there. If does look like you have sharper focus toward the center of the plane, so I think narrow DOF was your main issue there.

Also, it looks like you might have tried to compensate for the softness with heavy sharpening. You may notice a white halo effect around the pushpins. This is a common artifact of over-sharpening.

A three word sentence that a friend said to me once often sticks in my mind -- "cameras love light." This is a great example of a situation where more light would be a tremendous asset. Of course, I understand all too well that we can't necessarily always have all the equipment we'd like to have in every situation.

The use of smoke in the bubbles is a good idea as it does help to set them off. Congratulations again on a great concept. You have tremendous creativity, and that can't be bought at any price.

~Terry

The Tale of Tress-Lock Forest (enitrely of hair!)
by LaMas

Comment by LaMas:
I Did it mom- I scored an OOBIE!!!


Thanks everyone for all your great comments and support!