Claude Monet: Dusk
by hopper

Comment:
The overwhelming orange of the sky and the perfect orientation of the bridge work pushed this one over the top for me. Great use of lower third vs top 2/3s and balanced with the Left Tall one-third, right low 2/3s. Although I was later able to make out the supporting wire/power line, It's position once again in the exact spot it needed to be in no way detracted from the whole.

Still LIfe With Pears
by dsidwell

Comment:
I loved this composition. The grain and coloration appear to have been brushed on with actual paint. The edge artifacts on the pear lift it off the canvas and still I have this sneaking suspision that you used a 2500 speed ISO a very small aperture and the lowest form of candle light possible.

recovered0032b_corr.jpg
by menardmam

Comment:
...(jmo) This one is far better than the original. ;-)
Removing the shadowy grain/noise no longer presents any questions on the model. Very nice presentation.

Know Your Enemy
by alien2thisworld

Comment:
I've begun to wonder if the twin chess photogs are actually playing a real game through this forum with each of their challenges... ah well. Tho some may be tired of the subject, I am enjoying the extended study of Opaque vs Transparent and their varied interpretations.

Let The Battle Commence
by strags

Comment:
I've begun to wonder if the twin chess photogs are actually playing a real game through this forum with each of their challenges... ah well. Tho some may be tired of the subject, I am enjoying the extended study of Opaque vs Transparent and their varied interpretations.

Strawberry
by Jacko

Comment:
I may never eat strawberry shortcake again...

Yankees Shot Glass
by FirstAid

Comment:
I SOOOOO wanna 1 this, cux the Sox rule, but alas, judged technically its at least a 7. Nice pic, thanx for losing four in a row this year.. ;-) (jk)

Art Museum Visit - or - A 7" Bronze and 8" Collectors Plate?
by fulgent

Comment:
Nice work ) Thanx for the evidence.

Daybreak
by Brad

Comment:
BTW: I loved the framing you added here, it was one of the reasons I gave this a 10.

The Cat's Meow
by Arcanist

Comment:
Thank you all for the comments. I agree that this was reliance on someone else's art. After all it is a neon sign that someone else put up. I felt it really captured the essence of the challenge; music, and because I don't have my own studio, that it would make a good subject. unfortunately, after it was pointed out, I realized that it really did look like a photoshop job, but i had intentionally tried to black the background by underexposing the wall which was very distracting.

I like finding subjects that occur naturally, but already in my two weeks of watching the posts, realize that if I really want to expand on my personal horizons that a studio of some kind is really needed to come up with and set up some shots that just can't be found in the natural world. This excites me, cuz I will have to get creative just to find the room, get it ready for sessions and prepare/gather the lighting that I can use.

Very happy with the score for my first post and so little outside effort that I actually had to put in. (Larus, this actually was the second shot of two that I took. The LCD really made it easy to get what I was looking for with only a few attempts ;-) )

Message edited by author 2004-11-08 10:18:17.