BLiND LiGHT
by lpatrick

Comment by timfythetoo:
I have to assume this is a shot for the brown.

iMPERFECT SiMPLiCiTY
by lpatrick

Comment by Purple_Girl:
I like the simplicity of it and composition. I'd not have cared for it as much were the light ball centred.

iMPERFECT SiMPLiCiTY
by lpatrick

Comment by pixelpig:
makes me think of the top of a light bulb, I like the glow 10

iMPERFECT SiMPLiCiTY
by lpatrick

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Reminds me of something from a sci-fi movie.

iMPERFECT SiMPLiCiTY
by lpatrick

Comment by Techo:
A minimalistic approach. Works for me. Good location for the sphere.
(no vote)

Transitional Approximation (Minimalist Photographic Art)
by lpatrick

Comment by Kali:
I gave you a 6... mostly for the title. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a bad pic but an average pic with a crappy title, takes the pic down with it. As for the pic, sometimes (and in this case) less is more.
I look forward to your next entry.

Transitional Approximation (Minimalist Photographic Art)
by lpatrick

Comment by JH:
Very cool. There are some serious optical illusions happening around the 'transition' point, if my poor brain can even figure out where the transition is, as it keeps moving!

Transitional Approximation (Minimalist Photographic Art)
by lpatrick

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I just had another look at this on my PC at work, where I have my monitor calibrated. With a calibrated monitor there is a LOT more fine detail and subtle shading visible.

Transitional Approximation (Minimalist Photographic Art)
by lpatrick

Comment by ambaker:
This photo came up in one of the forums, so I thought I'd stop by. (I don't vote anymore, I spend my time in the Critique Club. There are so few of us left.)

I really like this image. Minimalist images are easy to do, but the devil to do well. I like the purple, I like the shading. What I really like is that the shading seems to move, or shimmer. If you look closely an slowly follow the light down the image, you can see further and further as your eyes a adjust. But then the brighter area at the top will pull your eye back, and then you can't see as far down the image until you work at it again. What a cool visual effect!

It's the way the whole minimalist thing works. At first it appears there is not much there. But the more you explore, the more you find. But at the same time, sometimes you lose a little ground.

Excellent work!

Transitional Approximation (Minimalist Photographic Art)
by lpatrick

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Yup. Thought this was yours. Abstracts generally do poorly here, but you knew that. Appealing to a handful of people that appreciate these things is a good goal however, and I think you hit it. I see that 28 people (myself included) though it was worth a 6 or above and 4 of them really liked it with a 10.

Looking forward to seeing how you do in the abstract b/w challenge this coming week.