Portrait of the Sky
by Schmeldontino

Comment by thenettiep:
I like how the limbs are reaching up, as if trying to catch that cloud.

Portrait of the Sky
by Schmeldontino

Comment by Bear_Music:
Well... The original was one of Charliebaker's "high art" concept shots. A lot of us secretly admire him for those :-)

The challenge was "Anything but Landscape", and from my perspective this *IS* a landscape photograph, so...

I donno. I don't see it as an "improvement" in any realistic sense of the word, 'cuz how can you improve on a perfect picture of blue sky? Know what I mean? He didn't take Brown because he fell short of his concept in any way; he executed his concept perfectly. It's just that most voters don't appreciate what he does (not that I blame them) so he gets pathetic scores when he does this stuff.

Forgive my rambling. It's an OK image in its own right, not outstanding to my eyes but interesting enough. I give it a 5.

Portrait of the Sky
by Schmeldontino

Comment by snaffles:
*grin* hey, think I inspired this pic! :-) 6

A Dewy, Dead, Departed Roach
by Schmeldontino

Comment by ThingFish:
End of the roach

A Dewy, Dead, Departed Roach
by Schmeldontino

Comment by micheicle:
Ew. But a good ending.

A Dewy, Dead, Departed Roach
by Schmeldontino

Comment by Lockke:
Gross!! Love the lighting and how reflective the background is - 8.

A Dewy, Dead, Departed Roach
by Schmeldontino

Comment by my-planet:
Nice shot, but just a little difficult to make out exactly what it is. Love the shadow.

A Dewy, Dead, Departed Roach
by Schmeldontino

Comment by ekmai:
nice dof. a grizzly end. I think i would have flipped this so the line leads the eye up into the photo. now it seems to lead my eye down and out.

Silence after the Song
by Schmeldontino

Comment by david1707:
Love the composition. 7

Silence after the Song
by Schmeldontino

Comment by ThingFish:
Nice composition,nice detail and good tones but it does not convey to me a feeling of silence. 5