Gardening
by Melethia

Comment:
Ah, I wonder who has Susan now? ~ I have no idea BTW. When I saw her last, back in May, she was in the care of Deb.

button sewing howto?
by mitalapo

Comment:
LOL! Fun.

circles
by nickyb

Comment:
Nicky, well conceived and executed. Clever. Congratulations. A new personal best for you if I'm not mistaken.

ETA: Yes, new PB and a top 10 finish.

Message edited by author 2011-10-07 00:09:21.

Carpe Diem
by Denise

Comment:
Congratulations. Great image. I like the processing very much.

Creation of Death Decomposed
by dtallakson

Comment:
Just wonderful. If you own this wooden bowl/lamp stand/whatever it is you must have cheered when you read the challenge topic! If not, it's a great find. This has "Front page" written all over it, for sure! Well lit to bring out the details in the "face".

Caution - Beware of the Tree
by howards

Comment:
This makes me think of a gargoyle. I mean there's even a spout for the water.

Baby tree-giraffe & mom
by FocusPoint

Comment:
Well seen, Cute.

Watcher In The Wood
by mefnj

Comment:
A genuine troll! Great find. It seems a little dark, but maybe you lost the face otherwise.

without restraint
by bspurgeon

Comment:

Originally posted by markwiley: She is immune to the shadows. I can't quite figure out why I don't seem to see any of the fence's shadows across her leg/dress. Wonderful image.

Lovely image, Ben. I love the sense of determination /fearlessness that I feel in her stride. Great energy.

Mark, if you look at her shadow, you can figure out that the front part of her foot probably has a shadow falling on it somewhere that we cannot see, the front of her leg, the part we can see, is in the space between two shadows, and there may be a feint shadow on her dress starting just behind her knee and another toward the back. I think the shadows are actually falling away from us in the picture, and thus not at 90 degrees to her, which is why the leg appears to be slanted forward in the image but appears "upright" relative to the shadows. Perhaps you don't see the shadows that are there in part because they are not striking her in the direction you were "expecting" them to be. Just a though! As you can tell, your question "hooked" my analytical side, and I am fascinated by how visual perceptions are affected by our expectations (eg. Escher)

seconds ?
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Great shot. You've got such great lighting and textures here, in that regard, it reminds me of your Fine Arts II, non allegorical image, although this is a softer light, or maybe softer processing. I love that the dog's head is at almost the same height, and is a similar size to yours. The dog clearly has a smaller cranium though!. Congratulations, Brennan!

Message edited by author 2011-10-05 10:18:10.