Lush
by krnodil

Comment by jonfrommk:
OK well I am writing this without looking at other entries so feel free to disregard as appropriate

1. I love the folds that you have created, they give a real 3D feel to the image.

2. The reds and the blacks are very well balanced and compliment each other well

3. My only possible issue is that you have almost photographed this 'too well' for the silky smooth challenge. The outstanding focus means that you can pick out the weave which gives it a slightly textured/rougher feel

A very good image but possibly (in terms of the challenge) could have done with being slightly softer focus

At Cross Purposes
by krnodil

Comment by Charlene:
Great idea and I like the PP.

Lush
by krnodil

Comment by pineapple:
Lush red and lint free springs to mind (not silky, since velvet is more of a brush texture). Looks a little anthropomorphic too. A little beasty eye peeping out of the darkness there would....

tone mapping
by krnodil

Comment by yanko:
Makes you want to see what the rest of the world looks like in this universe. I really like the way you heighten the contrast between the living and the dead old walls.

Lush
by krnodil

Comment by posthumous:
actually, my favorite thing about this is that it's NOT silky smooth. I like being able to see the weave of the fabric. If this were all glowy and smooth it would be DPC-kitsch city.

It's tough to make a shot like this interesting, though. You've got to find the right abstract composition, and what makes it "right" cannot be defined. There has to be something surprising about it, or energetic. Do you realize your shadows are very close to depicting a woman in a dress holding (or reaching for) a big heart? That would be one way to make this surprising. There are others as well.

Personally, I'm better at finding surprises in images than putting them into my own... :)

tone mapping
by krnodil

Comment by Melethia:
Gotta say I really like what you've done with the place! From a picture of a granary to a mystical almost frightening world of greenery a bit too real for comfort.

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by krnodil

Comment by Melethia:
This looks like something Posthumous would like. And something that Xianart might have processed. In other words, you done good. :-)

Nourished from Above and Below...
by krnodil

Comment by posthumous:
This is beautiful! I was cherrypicking from the thumbnails and missed this completely.

Nourished from Above and Below...
by krnodil

Comment by purpleflutterby13:
How beautiful! That's a fantastic capture. The leaves seem to be leaping out towards the droplets, it's wonderful.

Nourished from Above and Below...
by krnodil

Comment by colorcarnival:
Wow what a gorgeous capture! I love the crisp, green leaves and the water droplets. Lighting is great too.