The Joy of Sledding
by puzzled

Comment by mikala:
this is a great capture, and an especially good job considering all the white involved. congrats!

Nyhavn
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Comment by Jutilda:
Awesome! I love the linear qualities in combination with the colors. This is very nicely done!!

Alleycat
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Comment by AutumnCat:
That is a fabulous shot. I keep going back to look at it.

The black and white works very well and the tones are excellent. Great DoF, composition, sharpness - and the expression on the cat's face is priceless.

Adding to my faves.

Still Life with Knife
by puzzled

Comment by DrAchoo:
I think you knew your own problem ahead of time. "Camera was handheld at 1/15 s." This picture needs a bit more DOF so that the subject are in focus from front to back. It looks like you didn't do a bad job holding, but I'm sure even at this aperture, the pic could have been sharper on a tripod. Abstract, to me, doesn't have to be OOF. Rather it's a picture which relies on shape, pattern, or design as its own subject. The pattern the fork makes is interesting; the spoon, less so; and the knife, even less.

I wonder, and I'd have to see this, if you upped the DOF and pushed the spoon and fork closer together, what you'd come up with. You'd have an abstracted "x" and that might be visually pleasing. I'm just guessing here.

We also know the CW says "abstract doesn't do well at DPC", so maybe a 5 was good... :) I gave it a 5 myself.

Message edited by author 2005-12-12 16:32:49.

Still Life with Knife
by puzzled

Comment by SandyP:
Oooooh. . . I like this one. I don't understand why it only scored 5.0, but it really has a striking look to it. Great job!

Still Life with Knife
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Comment by jonr:
Beautyful. Like a futuristic movie set.

Still Life with Knife
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Comment by graphicfunk:
A modern art rendition with interesting colors.

tulips1001.jpg
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Comment by gurlwithapen:
nice lighting.

Still Life with Knife
by puzzled

Comment by alien2thisworld:
I see the spoon and fork, but I don't see the knife that your title suggests. The reflections add some interest. The bright line in back (the knife maybe?) is a little distracting from the two primary subjects.

tree_4052.jpg
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Comment by elee3009:
Great shot Amy. I don't know if the high contrast was intentional but it works well here especially as the tree and its interesting branches really stand out. Makes it unique!