madonna and child
by chalice

Comment by posthumous:
really does have the feeling of a madonna painting

madonna and child
by chalice

Comment by mariuca:
A beautiful representation. May I suggest to crop from each side to get more of a portrait look? This and a little less sharpening would be absolutely marvelous.
The colors make this unique.
Triple bump

madonna and child
by chalice

Comment by grahamgator:
Beautiful expression of love. There does seem to be a halo around the two of them. and the skin tones are a bit off, imo.

Bleak Road
by chalice

Comment by WonderDude:
Too much noise for my taste.

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by chalice

Comment by rooum:
A lovely essay indeed. Nicely simple in its monochrome. I like fit very much.

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by chalice

Comment by insteps:
I enjoyed your essay. The variations in presentation kept things moving nicely. Monochrome helped convey the personal traits and experiences. I’m not sure you could have achieved the same effect with color. Very nice!

I believe Don didn’t mind your image titled “Grieving” but thought your essay shouldn’t end on this emotion.

Message edited by author 2016-03-06 08:35:07.

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Comment by chalice:
Don, I considered leaving the last one out of the series (as I did with two others not included). In the end, I included it because even with the spiritually inclined, there is grieving when one loses a loved one. That notion probably is not clear enough with the photo, though.

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Comment by posthumous:
I'm not sure you have the right order, kind of a bummer to end on grieving, but I think you do this concept well. Nice correlations between image and words

Fade Away
by chalice

Comment by bmartuch:
Love the composition on this one.

Fade Away
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Comment by clickodak:
A little lack of sharpness But for your composition I give 7