I agree with all of the above. I really like the vignette effect. Not easy to do on a Zone 5 or 6 sky without lots of clouds. Quiet inspiration.

Very Cool. I'm curious as to what a shot would look like if the tree was directly in front of the sun.

Way cool shot, Clyde. Great in every category listed.

great shot!
and amazing silhouette!
the tree almost looks like it belongs in a dr.seuss book
:]

Great silhouette and light. Love your choice of b&w :)

is this out of focus on purpose?

Erm, yes. Maybe I should have made it even more so, so as to really go for the rhythm. Now, it's sort of in-between.

you sure like this scene, don't you?
It fits the topic, but otherwise, it doesn't do much to impress.
The building at the back is tilted, the scene is chopped off and parts of it are over-exposed. I keep wanting to tilt it this way or that.

But like I said. Fits the theme, but maybe because of the selective saturation.

I agree with Ana. The idea is good, but you has to work it out more (starting with changing the brand of the beer, ieuw ;)

Thanks for the comments. I did try and rotate the picture to set the horizon straight. However, to me, this took all the excitement out of it.
I was going for the "rhyme" between the green in the front and in the back.
And don't talk beer brands to me, dear, I rarely ever drink it. (more into wine and whiskey, me)

a very PS'd rope?

Yes.

hmm.
It is very out of focus. Is this an extreme crop?

This is an extreme crop, yes. Somehow, it doesn't work as well here as when I look at it in my photo editor. The out-of-focus didn't bother me there, but here it does.

Fun portrait.

Thanks. This is my daughter, by the way.

This looks like a super cool place, but I feel like I'm missing so much of what is really there.
It seems either closely cropped, or framed too narrowly.

Thanks for the comment. In this case, I was trying to focus on the rhythm, not on the real objects. I deliberately cropped out everything that would disturb that. Whether I succeeded, is another matter.

Nice work on this, Clyde. Love the light and shades of gray that you have managed to reproduce in this shot. Cooool!

Jon

Amazing! Beautiful abstracts.

Amazing! Beautiful abstract.

Oops! Sorry about the double post.

I want to look at this as an artistic achievement (which it is) but I'm a bit phobic about this particular critter I'm afraid... It's so unclear that I can almost enjoy the picture, but then I read Ana's comment, and imagine myself being the tiny person, and I find myself running away again.

I don't think that's the cutted haead of his friend... I think it is it's own! :p

Tamara, you are correct. Only one fish here, ugh! At least he got to see his own end...

Hi,

I love the detail in the mouth. I would have gone for a major crop and come in on that mouth - a completely different photo to be sure.

Best,
jon

I agree that this is both a disturbing and interesting shot. Perhaps, though, I would like to see a little more of the "guts" side because the detail there looks absolutely fabulous. Well seen and taken.

I can't get my head round whether this is utterly beautiful or utterly disgusting. Very well done.

It certainly fits the topic, but it's so tightly framed, that I feel like I'm missing a whole lot of the shot.

I understand what you mean. That was deliberate, the building itself was not so interesting, and I wanted to focus on the disusedness/unuseability (do those words exist?) of the thing.