The Great Sky Mirror
by L1

Comment:
Laurie, I think your picture is nice and quite Zen. I gave it a 6. If it would have been in color I think it might have scored much higher. Not bright, blazing, high contrast color but subtle color. While it is very zen to have the cloud and bird in the same shape and angle the B&W makes it seem a bit dull.

Since Zen is so subtle it sometimes just doesn't come across well in B&W (at least to me) - if you had just desaturated this around 75% and left that slight hint of color in it I think it would have been fantastic. I'd love to see a version like that!

Ying & Yang the Balance of Nature
by sherpet

Comment:
Dear Sherpet,

Please don't be too disappointed in your score - I always feel if one of my pictures ends up anywhere around the middle that I've done quite, quite well.

I thought this picture might be yours while voting on the challenge, I recognize and like your style! However, this picture just doesn't say "Zen" to me - the palm frond in the front of the picture is almost like a hand over your face preventing you from seeing what is behind. To me, that palm frond in the front just really made it seem like something that was blocking my vision and preventing me from seeing - which is very UNzen.

I hope so much that you won't feel disappointed and stop taking pictures around your house and garden for challenges - lots and lots of people on DPC get known for taking certain types of pictures; bearmusic and his marshes, Zoomdak and his Canon Beach, Me and my dunes!!

Photography brings you such pleasure, I hope you don't give it up till it is actually a physical impossibility for you. Please don't feel upset or disappointed today about your picture or reading the threads.

Your Friend,
Sammie

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by Majanka

Comment:
This is lovely. I gave it a 10. It is so peaceful and so zen.

The Fortuneteller's Window
by nonni

Comment:
I really like this - it seems very zen to me. Looking at it makes me feel peaceful inside.

Lense Collection
by angela_packard

Comment:
It's actually spelled Lens Collection.

Carnival: Lines in a Wheel
by cloudsme

Comment:
Congratulations on your ribbon! This is really such a pretty, colorful picture.

Violet
by sarrobi

Comment:
This is lovely! So delicate.

Sunset on the Sand
by Zippy

Comment:
The colors in your picture are really, really lovely!

1240-mg.jpg
by BlueZamia

Comment:
The bag is really pretty - I like the colors. The fabric goes very well with the beads, too.

Someday, I'd like to try beading as well. I've tried knitting with beads and it's very painstaking.

World Cup Day
by anticv

Comment:
This is a cool picture - personally, I'd like it a LOT better with a different color background than the green. It is a very virulent color.