Implements of the Rain Maker
by aboutimage

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After all your hard and valuable work contributing to DPC, this result will please a great many people in addition to yourself, David. Especially great to see that it was a masterful B&W image that did it for you, given your commitment to that genre lately. Congratulations. It's a very worthy winner and so are you.

One Happy painter, thank you Mr Speights!!!!!! lol
by kiwinick

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Pride of the South! Love this photo, Nick. And I love your approach to painting ... next time I'm in NZ, I will be happy to help you start on the next room.

horse trainer
by dragonlady

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Well ... a beautiful, harmonious image that doesn't scare me at all! (A nice surprise) You're right about the light; it's like a quiet musical counterpoint to the dramatic chords below. Sort of right hand and left hand. The diagonal thing is a master compositional touch & I'm surprised no-one has commented on it (alas I cannot identify dressage training equipment - I suppose it's not really called the "thing", unless it's by the horse).

Resound
by aznym

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Always thinking, always bold, always a pleasure. Thanks for another one!

The Mechanic
by roadrunner

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Well I think I recognise the arm, but not his tool, fortunately. Great job, K.

Ride the rocking horse?
by dragonlady

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Well, you keep doing this ... producing images that are beautiful but also a bit emotionally unsettling. Thus they burrow into the viewer's mind & it's hard to get them out! The first one I can recall was a self-portrait, but there have been several since. And this is another good one. You're the grown-up Joey Lawrence (which I mean as a compliment, to both of you).

Django & Stephane
by pawdrix

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I agree with srbrubaker; this is a very fine tribute to two great musicians. Its "backbeat" lighting, bold tonal range and nonconformist composition is so very apposite. Bravo!

The Road
by puzzled

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This is a very beautiful photograph. It's compelling ..,. makes me want to come back to look at it again and again. Why? In reverse order of appeal for me: 5=colours (striking); 4=textures (terrific range of textures, especially love the long grasses by the shoulder of the road); 3=composition (simple, graphic, very "artistic"); 2=je ne sais quois (It's got something I can't describe, but I like it); 1=puzzled (a favourite photographer).

Opera-house.jpg
by pgatt

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This is a very unusual and therefore most interesting photograph of the world's most beautiful building, Paul. Alas I couldn't be there yesterday, but my niece Kelly (roadrunner) was present & had a great day. I absolutely love how you have managed to capture this presumably rare moment when the largest sail was in shadow, but all the other sails were in either full or nearly full sunlight. I have never seen that before, among ten zillion shots of the House. I'd also like to see a closer crop of this shot; I think you've captured a full tonal range in the sails alone, and I think the effect would be even more spectacular (if a little abstract) when cropped really tight. Congratulations on an original image of a much-photographed subject!

Tears on feather
by ninja

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Impressive! Congratulations. It's a very fine composition, and beautifully lit as well. I've never tried to do anything like this, but your remarkable lens effect of the water droplets has inspired me to try it. Hope you won't mind if I post the result for your comments!!??