Wireless
by jackal9

Comment by abranton:
For some reason I love this! It is very cool how the lines come close together at the top, great job!

Wireless
by jackal9

Comment by WriteHeart:
Neat shot Jack! I love the pattern created here. Very nice.

Edge of Time
by jackal9

Comment by posthumous:
from blurgeois pedagogues:

sometimes we want to remember: blur helps us do that. by blurring the street and the trees, they become the street of a past time. The green is now a field of corn from which the child that was you has eaten. The street leads to a dentist, bad, but afterwards you go to Rita's for a chocolate ice cream shake, good, and Dad tells you about making ice cream from trees and snow. and you believe him. blur helps you believe.

Message edited by author 2007-08-29 15:49:33.

Solar Flare
by jackal9

Comment by Haneck:
The high contrast and the clear shilouettes are awesome here!

Wall Cloud
by jackal9

Comment by Haneck:
Fantastic! I love what the light does to the stubbly textures of the field! It's sort of glowing with golden light. Dramatic and beautiful.

Oakley, Thermonuclear Protection, Day 26
by jackal9

Comment by Haneck:
So cool. The black and white, and the shallow DOF create some wonderful tones that give this an almost classy feel. :)

Tree-Sunset.jpg
by jackal9

Comment by Haneck:
I love what you did to the color here... Very neat trees. I love how the branches fade from sharp, defined branches to whispy, blurred twigs. Neat shot!

Infinity
by jackal9

Comment by levyj413:
Jack, I think you portrayed a repeating visual theme well, but not very, very well, which is why I voted this a 6. I didn't go higher because I didn't find that much visually interesting beyond the basic.

Shallow DOF is a nice effect, but it usually has to really deliver something to make a bigger impact, as opposed to being the main point. The question to ask yourself is why the shallow DOF? Did that make the photo better than having them all in focus? In particular, in a challenge where you're trying to show a repeating visual theme, the shallow DOF tends to drive the eye to only one example instead of the repetition.

I do like the orange bits. :)

Message edited by author 2007-08-07 00:01:19.

Street
by jackal9

Comment by Bruce_the_Robert:
I love how the curve of the lamp holder/arm shows just slightly from the shadows. The light isn't on its own, it's held there, by a close friend, and it returns that favor by casting a gentle glow on the arm.

Chevy Blur....Day 2
by jackal9

Comment by GinaRothfels:
I love the grainy effect which makes this photo look really old.