Accessories, Shadows
by banmorn

Comment by pixelpig:
Well I've always wondered if the mannequins get up to naked no-good after the lights go out--now I'm sure of it!

Rainbow Twists
by banmorn

Comment by bassbone:
good lighting and colors - the angle works well with these tasty and colorful candies

Accessories, Shadows
by banmorn

Comment by Alicia:
Great composition. A little spooky, due to the shadows. You wonder what those mannequins are up to. Love the tones.

Accessories, Shadows
by banmorn

Comment by carofo:
I like that we can see YOUR shadow in there! Looking at this, I get the feeling of looking through a multi-dimensional reality: first the mannequins then a layer of shadows and then another. A very interesting and intriguing image. Well done!

Rainbow Twists
by banmorn

Comment by JLC:
Fun image! Nice colors and focus!

Rainbow Twists
by banmorn

Comment by snaffles:
nice texture and colour. 8

Rainbow Twists
by banmorn

Comment by PhotoDave:
not sure if its my monitor or the photo looks a bit flat as far as colour saturation goes but good job on the back lighing, looks great :)

-dave

Weathered Window
by banmorn

Comment by Germaine:
Get out there and shoot as much of the house as you can before it changes. There was one like that in my neighborhood, and I was always going to go next weekend. Next weekend finally came, and it had been completely "restored". My lesson. My loss. 8)

Accessories, Shadows
by banmorn

Comment by Germaine:
Beautiful composition and conversion.

Softly Anya
by banmorn

Comment by jjstager2:
Your comment, below, leads me to believe that you do not understand why this submission did not fair better in the challenge. Here is my take:

First off, what is immediately noticed is that the harshness of the black lines really contrasts with the softness of the subject - which on its own is an interesting effect for the sake of noting different effects.

The effect on this photo, however, strongly pulls the viewer away from the concept of photography and into the realm of digital art (similar to - but to a much greater degree - than the two photos you have posted in your response, below) due to the fact that the subject is a portrait of a child. The fact that the chosen subject is emblematic of purity and innocence causes the contrast set up in the post-processing effect to be amplified to the point where the mind has difficulty merging the ideas of "child" with this unusual and stark technique. Metaphorically, you are asking the viewer to swallow sugar with equal amounts of salt.

I think this post processing technique would be more easily accepted on architecture or still life.

I hope you find this helpful.