mariellen romer

Reminds me a little of some of mine - but I don't think I could do this! Very nice, Cristal. Keep experimenting!

In synch - good work.  

Very beautiful, well done.

in fact! Cuaght my eye even as a small thumbnail. I think it looks real because the yellows in front say "this pic is not off colour" and I like the contrast between the two complementaries very much. Were the yellows even more yellow in reality?

 

Just a thought if it is still not looking as you feel it should - is your monitor calibrated?

Shifty looking bunch, photographers, :))))). ! Yes i am jealous.

 

I like this shot a lot. Thanks for posting, John.

I was drawn in by the photo, but then to get a super lesson, fabulous! thank you!

 

Happy New Year 2009!

 

Best wishes, Mariellen

Hello Cris

 

I am an aspiring quilter. I also take the occasional abstract shot, in an amateurish way, of lines and forms.

 

But *you*, oh my, do it all in a way I would love to aspire to...excellent, truly excellent.

 

What a superb collage. Do you quilt sir, she asked, tongue in cheek....

 

Happy New Year !

Ransford,

 

Hi! Well, I regret to confess that Image stabilisation I gots, and it STILL came out like this. This is a classic result from Mrln not realy knowing how to drive her camera to best ability. I LOVED the colours on this - taken a few mins after the crocii in fact, but I think I had the shutter speed too slow in an attempt to get the light on a windy day - with a silly macro lens as well!! The primroses in the same group were taken later that day and came out a lot better - not waving around in the breeze so much of course, either.

 

A bit more mastery, and this would be a killer shot. As it staqnds, I agree with you 100%. I leave it up there blurred and all, because the colours *still* are wonderful to my eye, and I use it as a sort of colour inspiration pic!!

I see you are playing fast and loose with nature again ...great effect, I have to say, even if i am partial to a little contrasting blue and yellow.

 

 

 

 

Excellent. You've been busy!! Welcome back.

 

LOVE the back lighting and soft treatment.

A wonderful concept, & among so many!

original version

I've been looking at the orginal and can't decide if it (the original) helps to orient a person or not. Anyway here is the cropped and the original unedited versions as big as PN now allows me to include...

Thank you very much. This is a cement plant (I think?) near Redmond, Washington. I saw it on a drive by shooting of Christmas lights, and decided it was the star of the show. I finally got to take a shot of it several nights later. I am too impatient, and the lack of a tripod did not help - this was the best of a bunch of some pretty blurred shots! I will eventually give in to the tripod requirement, because I love the light n colour effects of the longer exposure. I cropped this pic a tad and threw a little blue into the shadows - other than that my camera did it all by itself.

...but someone did! I thought it was fun, and beautiful in its

chaotic way. Comments welcome!

I'm very glad you are back too ....and the photo is beautiful as it goes from yellow to blue in steps

Great shot of the astronomical clock in Prague...

Well I didn't see the original debate, but my eye was hugely drawn to this thumbnail. close up is even better. What i want to know is if you won anything at the contest....its such a compelling picture. Well done.

Shot in Leavenworth, inside a mad shop called Kris Kringle - dedicated (you will not surprised to know) to all things christmassy...hand held, and John, I claim no victory here of my own making - PS'ed (not much) to get the lines on the sides straight ...(not much). I think I agree a border would help, although I am not usually a fan of them. When I learn how to do borders, maybe I come back and try them on this one.

 

Thank you both.

I didnt see the original but this is a wonderful picture for me.

I agree - my first reaction when I saw this was "hubble"..and since I go around collecting hubble pictures, you can guess i really likd this one!! Mother of pearl / shells / abalone also being one of my very faves! Well done.

Lovely light in this one. I would personally crop the lower left leaf out, as i think that pulls the rest of the pic into sharper focus and keeps the softness for the background - just my personal taste. You can see from the comments that some people prefer it and some don't, no rights or wrongs about it. Good work!

I love the colours on this! very nice indeed. Thanks also for visiting my portfolio.

 

Mariellen

Really catches the eye. Feels balanced and the highlights and colour work really well for me.

A ceiling, yes indeed - I hadn't really realised how much activity this place had on its ceilings until I looked at the pics I took all together - busy busy busy - its enough to make one's head spin, and that's not from looking up!