Earth Song
by hesitant

Comment:
Very strange and out of the world image. The sounds must be extraordinary. And as a special bonus, it's as if the pipes blew up some clouds with total abandon.
Boy, it looks like a 3D model. Amazing. Give us some more details please.

Another day gone
by HighNooner

Comment:
Biblical scene. I am very curious about the location.
As a side note, the border does not contribute favorably one bit. On the contrary, it takes away some of the limitless feeling of the picture and its spectacular tonality and details.

Block A
by Mwilton111

Comment:
I am glad that you resisted the temptation of turning this in B&W, if you had any! The tonality is amazing. I tried to play with the image a little on my screen by moving it up and cropped the top light and the focal point becomes even more eerie.
Good stuff.

decussate
by nixter

Comment:
Spectacular theatre scene. The two horizontal lines are perfection itself.

Don't Stare at the Alpha Wolf
by basssman7

Comment:
Totally hpnotic

Coming in to Land!
by SaraR

Comment:
Trying so hard to be gracious. Funny!

Summer Figs & Wine
by mefnj

Comment:
A lot to say about this image. In any case, it cannot be ignored, to say the least.
It tells too much. For instance, cut the top part, goblet, green drapery, vase, and the picture becomes IMHO a lot more powerful.
When the fashion for textured walls was in full bloom, meaning sponging, glaze, etc., it was used with abandon on all surfaces in commercial spaces or private homes without this "respiro" that Italians taught us (the neutral grey, the moment of pause). But the bottom part of this photo is using the texture plenty but in the same chromatic palette, so it's rich and does not need anything else. Your green velvety background tends to be this "respiro" but it's not, it's one more color behind a very colorful vase.
A long story here. But good photos are subject of good pondering.

Untitled
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Ben, this is an image I struggle with. It did not go beyond the effect in my opinion. It might be too vulnerable technically, thus stopping the viewer to go to the essence. The blur and movement and double image do not enhance the perception of the subject. It's just looking in a wet mirror.
I might soud harsh, but such happens with art works worth the second and third look. Art works that cannot be ignored and pierce the brain or the heart.

Message edited by author 2011-07-02 01:17:47.

Confident
by Mike

Comment:
Cirque du Soleil? What is this disturbingly extravagant and somehow ridiculous thing? An amazing "costume"!

Rings
by rmezzo

Comment:
Makes perfect sense and it's a truly satisfying child portrait.