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by Ja-9

Comment by Neat:
OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This one is sooo much nicer, the colours!!!!

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Comment by pearlseyes:
Delicates and well composed.

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Comment by ursula:
All right! Many congratulations, on both the picture, and on keeping the seed pod intact :)

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Comment by Neat:
Well look at you well done Janine, gave you a 7 thought it was lovely.

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Comment by jomari:
Beautiful. Ribbon.

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Comment by MeMex2:
How original and fabulous !!!

• f l u i d •
by Ja-9

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that meets the challenge

Please don't be so hard on yourself! You certainly weren't alone in misunderstanding the idea of the challenge.

I like your image it has intriguing qualities about it that encourage you to question what, how and why. I like the subtle pastel colours and abstract nature, unfortunately, I am confused and distracted by the curious wispy black marks, especially in conjunction with the title you have so generously provided, I just cannot tie it together. I assume it is an added texture? I feel the image would have had a lot more impact without it.

Given the soft nature and the long shutter speed I assume there was deliberate camera movement during the exposure? It has produced a very appealing effect (without the overlay!)

So, what am I gonna do for a title? Being so abstract it poses a problem, I think the best I can do is;
ephemeral flames
Thank you for submitting an appealing and interesting image, Sid

BIG FISH
by Ja-9

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

A good interpretation that meets the challenge fully.

A clever and different way of fulfilling the challenge, your subject was obviously very co-operative in holding his breath and a static position while the surface returned to calmness so full marks to him. His expression borders on serenity, very womblike, but instead the cramping of his lips introduces an element of tension too.

Unlike your commenter, I find the white ripples very distracting and detrimental to the overall effect. I presume these are the result of the use of flash? It would have been good to see the result without flash. I like the dark background which for me enhances the result.

A respectable score and appreciative comments so all in all a good result, well done, Sid

A Little Crooked with Your Straight?
by Ja-9

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An interesting image that may have challenged voters interpretation in respect of the challenge brief.

Although I like your interpretation, 'Skewed horizons, twisted perspectives' was the essence of the challenge, in that respect your image does not meet the challenge. However, I can see that you have chosen to make the viewers work a little harder than the immediately obvious with your juxtaposition of the prominent foreground tree that got last along the way in its straight growth to the sky as shown by all the rest of the trees. Personally, I like images that get the grey matter working.

I am assuming your overexposure was deliberate? It gives the image a sort of ephemeral feel with the resultant loss of detail concentrating the mind more on the straight trunks themselves so in that respect it works. Being a minimal editing challenge you weren't able to use perspective control which would have been good to straighten all the trunks perfectly and then tilt them. Given those restrictions I think I would have deliberately tilted in camera to more clearly fulfil the challenge brief and thereby, hopefully, attract a better score, but it was still respectably received.

Well done for your interesting take on the subject, Sid

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Comment by quiche:
Nice. The droplet on the rightmost seedling, where the stem joins the wispy bits, is a little distracting. But other than that it's a pleasing shot.