Daily Pursuit
by Zoomdak

Comment by NovaTiger:
Nice Camera--no no: I mean the one that took this picture. It's JUST like the one I use*...come to think of it, that calender looks familiar, too...

On the serious side:
I noticed that you took the color out of the shot. That was a good choice considering, one, there wasn't that much color there in the first place, and, two, adding color to the elements in the shot wouldn't do anything to make them more interesting.

*For those unaware: he used my camera to take the shot, but not my person. I'm just teasing him and not trying to say the shot's illegal, because it's not.

Daily Pursuit
by Zoomdak

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
I think you could've done without the shadow overcast on the calendar. Having the lightsource from the opposite direction would've helped.

Needle Eclipse
by Zoomdak

Comment by NovaTiger:
One can't help but admit that you live in an extremely photogenic area. Lovely shot.

Visionary
by Zoomdak

Comment by NovaTiger:
Knowing you, you probably had your own...interesting idea of how this relates to freedom, but because crazy people daydream alike (er, wait, how'd that saying go?) let me put my interpretation on it. Perhaps it will be good enough to satisfy someone else who is less abstract in their thinking. Here goes:

Only the area of your face around your left eye is in the photo--the rest of you has managed to escape (here's the freedom tie-in) the confines of the photo.

The thing that helps me to deem this a plausible relationship is that your head is tilted at no slight angle as though you were trying to leave the photo entirely but had not managed to get the left side of your face out of the shot before it was taken.

Then again, with an explanation as abstract as that, one could submit almost anything to a challenge and get away with it as long as he or she explained it well enough to everyone else's liking.

Speaking of liking, I like this shot because it has this intense feel to it (like your trying to escape, ha ha...ahem...no, seriously).

Question (for anyone): is that a hint of a lens flare in the bottom right corner?

West
by Zoomdak

Comment by brianlh:
now that i've seen the bulk of the entries, this would have ribboned if it was up to me.. but it's not :( - better luck next time!

West
by Zoomdak

Comment by digistoune:
This shot beautifully illustrated wind - I gave it a 10! Good work :-)

West
by Zoomdak

Comment by heida:
this is so beautiful man!
should have ribboned

West
by Zoomdak

Comment by dipaulk:
Beautiful photograph, Thomas. Congratulations on your top 10 finish :)

West
by Zoomdak

Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on your 5th finish with this dune study.

West
by Zoomdak

Comment by tyt2000:
Congrats on 5th place :)