Western Ave
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by bvy:
Excellent. Is that a plane? I only wish it were closer or more easily discernible.

The Reveal
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Comment by pixelpig:
All you need here is some leaded borders to turn this into a very nice stained glass window. The rich, hot color is perfect for a summertime poppy. The thing that keeps me looking at this is not the luscious color or brilliant light, but the blurry smeary watercolor painterly lack of descriptive detail everywhere except the center of the flower. Fascinating combination of details, from the hot yellow lightening of light along the FG edge of that petal, to the watery green BG, to the smudged shadows, to the sharp detail of light on the flower center. This might be the most I've ever written in a comment, trying to explain my reaction to a comp. It's almost a shame to write words. Well done.

The Reveal
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by agrimace:
No central focus

Walled Paradise
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Comment by Ja-9:
I'm not sure that you needed as much of the roof/ceiling in this...but I definitely like the view...this must be a fort of some kind

Walled Paradise
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by sophiawood:
Too blurred for my taste. more definition in the foreground would help.

Evening in Glendale
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful sky, and nice capture of the neighbourhood. I love that there is no clutter of poles and wires.

Old San Juan
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by KarenNfld:
Niec rays and clouds. Horizon is tilted.

Old San Juan
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by mycelium:
Love the vibrant colors. There's a lot of noise visible in the sky - some kind of noise reduction would have been an easy way to add to the impact.

Old San Juan
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by bvy:
Oh, but for the tilted horizon... /

Old San Juan
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by Ja-9:
I would have bumped this up a bit more if there wasn't so much noise in the rain clouds...it looks like quite an interesting place to visit...