Life is made up of angles, sharp turns and unanticipated twists, colour, brightness and small finds where you may have looked but never before saw. Each time you look at it closely, there should be something new to explore.
At least, that's the message I'm trying to convey with this shot of the interior of a so-called witches' ball, made by a local glassblower in an artsy little town not far from me. There were others hanging from the eaves of the store that day, but I liked the mix of colours and tones here the best. If this shot finishes in the top 10, I'll go back and buy it.
pp: altered RAW, crop, brightness/contrast, vibrance/saturation, minor cloning of dust and random specks, resize, sharpen, save for web
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Place: 39 out of 74 Avg (all users): 5.5833 Avg (commenters): 7.0000 Avg (participants): 5.4146 Avg (non-participants): 5.6866 Views since voting: 521 Views during voting: 213 Votes: 108 Comments: 5 Favorites: 0
Hi Susan - I hope that you went and bought this anyway!
What can I say? I like it, but I love shiny things so that was a given. What else can I say?
Technicals
I think that this shot concept really demands razor sharpness and good long DOF and you have delivered both here. The lighting is great with plenty of sparkle.
Artistically
I'm asking myself why this didn't break 6 at least. Hmmm. My best guess is that there is not enough contrast between the T-bar shape at the front and the background glass - more light in one or dark in the other might have helped (in PP I guess?) If I stare long enough, the brown 'lozenge' on the lower right also doesn't seem to quite fit?
Overall, I like it, you like it. Mainly I think that it might be a bit too 'busy' for the voters (checking out the very simplistic concepts in the top ten) but that is their choice and their loss.
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