Remembering Summer
by NeVeRyn

Comment:
First Impressions: I noticed diagonal lines at first, the colors are very muted
Technique: I assume taken with shallow DOF against side light
Suggestions: I probably would play around with color saturation and crops

Overall I am not sure what style it represents. Maybe we should come up with our own categories? :)

Scenic Overlook
by bohemka

Comment:
That was yours! WOW!! CONGRATS!!

River Bend
by GeneralE

Comment:
First impressions: calm, relaxing, blur makes it look soft
Technique: I assume no special impressionistic PP as the blur was from the original shot
Suggestions: rectangular vignette with more blur around the edges; was it shot through a window? There are patches of mysterious fog in places.

Overall an example of a non-intentional blur that created a nice photo in a style of an impressionistic painting.

IMG_5927-moorings
by Bear_Music

Comment:
First impressions: calm, relaxing, smooooth
Technique: I assume PP with a lot of smoothing? (I don't use Topaz so I don't know how it was achieved; in Lightroom I would go negative on Clarity but that's probably too simplistic?)
Suggestions: I would try a tighter crop losing the boats and the large house on the right (there is nothing wrong with a square photo! :)

Overall I thought it was a good example of a photo in a style of an impressionistic painting.

(How am I doing with this commenting business?? Is this OK?)

wanderlust
by bspurgeon

Comment:
I haven't yet discovered DPC when this challenge was on. I am interested in techniques, petroleum jelly is now on my list of techniques to learn.

I like the dynamism of the blur contrasted with the stillness of the forest in focus. The tilt adds to the dynamism of the image.

Rockport MA
by Denise

Comment:
Beautiful colors and textures.

Serenity
by Kelli

Comment:
Not sure about the title. The jagged lines make me feel anxious. Nice composition.

Bubble Trouble
by glennc

Comment:
Nice bubbles

the decline
by 2mccs

Comment:
Very melancholic

Black sand in lake Taupo
by keyz

Comment:
Beautiful light and colors