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This picture is mostly OOC - apart from the quadratic cropping.

Randomly discovered the scenery today in a modern office building. Since I did

not have my equipment with me, I used my smartphone to capture the interplay of

forms and light.

C&C most appreciated!

... is a rule of thumb for hobby photographers. Your image disproves this guideline: Positioning the horizon in the vertical center may work (of course). The tree is placed exceptionally well, Alf!

BR, Alex

Great image and excellent presenation! Caught my eye immediately. What makes this one really special is the slightly S-shaped tree in the center.

Thanks for sharing,

Alex

Wow - this is so good. Great source of Inspiration. Thanks for sharing!

Alex

20km before the finish line: A racer is attempting to escape the peloton.

Taken at the 'Deutsche Straßenmeisterschaft 2014' (German cycling road race

championship).

JIM

Thank you very much. This statement means a lot to me.

WALTER

Thanks for you comment. Indeed, I had works like the one you mentioned in mind when developing the program behind this image. Glad to see you classify it as rather painterly.

ROSARIO

Thanks! Happy to see you like it that much. :-)

Quite interesting to get such positive feedback, where on the other hand the ratings are rather disappointing. But that seems to be something one has to get used to on PN. Needless to see, a comment is so much more valuable than an anonymous rating... so thanks again to all of you for leaving a comment!

Something different this time. Was trying a completely new approach

towards algo art. Wonder whether you like the result. Your feedback

most appreciated!

Your feedback is much appreciated.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

A beautiful landscape, Alf. Just the right shutter speed. As always very well composed: If you follow the water's way backwards, you finally end up at the snow-covered mountains. Very good choice of saturation, too. Impressive work, once again.

Thanks for sharing!

Alex

PATRICK, thank you very much. Your comment is very much appreciated.

Best regards, Alex

Well ... don't be irritated by the image's name. In mathematics, a dessin d'enfant is a

type of graph drawing (wikipedia), and as a former math student I really liked this little

ambiguity.

Looking forward to reading your comments!

Finally, another landscape from you! (I must confess that I find it really hard to get something out of animal photography.)

There are a lot of things that I like about this shot. The clear reflection of the stranded boat, for example. The structure of the sky, guiding the eyes to this boat. The attractive shape of the puddle. The other boat, very far away in the background, which repeats the main topic of this image. And, last but not least, the person that serves as a reference for actual size and height of all other objects.

However, as a whole, the image leaves me a bit confused. Please do not get me wrong here. I find this a good shot, but I'm not completely convinced by its overall appearance. Maybe it's this: I think what I find most irritating is the composition / crop. I would have wished to see more in every image direction: On the right hand side, because I want to know how it Looks next to the boat. On the left hand side, because I want to see more of the sunset. On the bottom, because I would like to see a little more of this nicely shaped sand, and to serve as a natural frame for the puddle. And also a little on the top, because the cut seems a little arbitrary for me.

Just out of curiosity: Is this the original shot or did you actually perform some cropping?

Hope this didn't sound too negative - because actually I do like this shot. Just maybe not as much as your other landscapes. :-)

Best regards,

Alex

JIM

thanks for your comment. Indeed, this one appears much less heavy than some other creations - a harbinger to the upcoming spring season... ;-)

ALF

well, thanks for sharing your thoughts. ;-) In the early days I was also quite afraid of the famous paper clip to pop up - until one day I switched it off. Hope you could discover something aesthetic in the image nevertheless.

See you soon on PN!

Alex

Rick, I have no idea what exactly this is, but I like it. Has quite a mystic touch. Nice colors!

BR, Alex

That is so cool and inspiring...! Brilliant idea, Jim.

Been there, too. Several times. But never recognized its potential...

Thanks for this one,

Alex

MIGUEL, RICK,

thanks to both of you for leaving a comment. Happy that you like it!

Sorry for the delay ...

BR, Alex

Hi Jim,

as the others already stated: Great mood and superb composition. Very well seen and executed.

Best regards,

Alex

DAN, ALF,

thanks a lot for your comments. I am glad you like it!

The funny thing is, I started with something that looked quite different. But somehow I was neither satisfied with it, nor could I come up with an idea how to improve the situation. Until suddenly I though "what would it look like if you tried to symmetrize it..?"; that is, use four copies of it, each of it rotated by 90° further.

Well, the answer to that question can be seen above. ;-)

Best regards,

Alex