Landscape
by skewsme

Comment by macrothing:
Gave this a 6 - liked the concept. Couldn't tell during voting what this was, but hazarded a guess it was a rabbit - way off I see now from your comments. Not sure that many took the time to see the 'landscape'. It was mainly the blown areas and OOF nose at the fore that dominated the shot most in my opinion and why I didn't vote it higher.

Landscape
by skewsme

Comment by AzCKelly:
Wow, took me a bit to connect the title to the picture. Love the reflection. Just wish it was more obvious. The right side of the picture is a bit harsh but I like the idea. Very creative.

Landscape
by skewsme

Comment by sherpet:
I can't work out what this is..... but I do like the reflection in the eye.....

Keeping Love Alive
by skewsme

Comment by parkej:
oh that's great; i like it

Ghost Lake
by skewsme

Comment by magnus:
Great composition, but the postprocessing gives the tree a very artificial glow

Keeping Love Alive
by skewsme

Comment by gjumi:
6

Keeping Love Alive
by skewsme

Comment by metoecus:
My first reaction was to rate this as an average shot and move on, but for some reason the wife's birth year caught my attention. That combined with your title and the still vacant space to the right of the hyphen mad me pause to wonder for a moment. Is this woman still alive? Does she still have strong feelings for this man? Has she remarried? Would she still like to be buried with Alfred (presumably her first husband)?

I like the selective desat on the flower. If the grass was green I think that leaving a hint of that color might have been nice; if it was dead then this was definitely the way to go. I like the noise that you added to the image, even though it turned a little too blocky when you saved it to DPC size requirements. The streaks on the bottom of the headstone drew my attention almost immediately, and I've got mixed feelings about them. If they're going to be there, the image would certainly be stronger if they somehow visibly tied into the thematic content of the image. The legible name on the tombstone in the background is somewhat distracting; recomposing the shot to have only illegible writing in the background would probably have been an improvement.

I almost gave this an average score. Thanks for making me stop and think. It's not often that images here at DPC make me do that. I wonder, does that say more about me or the images here?

Keeping Love Alive
by skewsme

Comment by verg:
Nice use of selective desaturation. This usually comes out badly but it fits well here. Nice dop, too.

Keeping Love Alive
by skewsme

Comment by TG73:
She prob'ly got remarried and is buried with the 2nd husband. :) Nice pic, though.

Keeping Love Alive
by skewsme

Comment by Makross:
so what, she's 135 years old!? otherwise the idea's gr8