"Katyn Remembered" (Soviet atrocities upon defenders of Poland in WWII) (A 50 foot tall mo
by Refocused

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That must be quite impressive in person. It's interesting that, as photographed, it's really impossible to tell if this is a 50-foot tall statue or a tabletop piece! I'm not sure if that ambiguity is useful in the context if this challenge.

Men At War!!
by kim100878

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I think I'd have tried to keep the sword tip, at the expense of some of the pedestal if necessary.

Jimi Hendrix Memorial
by timj351

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I would have been SO tempted to make it a purple duotone to take advantage of the perfect clouds for this subject!

Discover of Vinland
by sjonni

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Nice detail on the mail (I had to....)
Kind of wish the background was either sharper or blurrier, or maybe darker. The clock face attracts too much attention. After the voting it should be relatively easy to create a mask to try it out.

Bronze Buddha
by chalcone

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I like the quality of the lighting, but wish it was at a different time of day so it lit the face. Or maybe this was intentional?

Dairy Queen
by crabappl3

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Oooh, you should try harder to get the print the same colors as this one ... at least you were able to clean up the tiniest droplets! Great shot.

Digital Thinker (Hmm...Which One To Submit?)
by GeneralE

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Originally posted by tfarrell23: ...and as an outside observer.. the General... does photos that please himself and his family

Thanks ... that is just what I try and do.

Onset At Sunset
by BLEE

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Although your beach looks cold, there's nothing emblematic of Winter about it (like snow, Christmas lights, etc.), and your title didn't lead voters by the hand -- I might have called it "Winter Seascape" or "Surf Sans Snow" or something cleverer if I could think of it.

It has a very painterly look to it -- you might try running the Canvas or a brushstroke filter on it and accentuate the effect.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

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Check the "remnant table" at the fabric or craft store. They will often have the last yard or two at around 1/2 price. Velvet can be pretty expensive sometimes.

illuminant shroud
by grigrigirl

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Originally posted by grigrigirl: I purposely lightened the background to create a sense of texture and that of an old painting.

That's exactly the way it looked to me -- excellently done.

My only tiny "complaint" is that the lightening shows up the creases in the background cloth. A piece of velvet (or maybe crushed velvet if you want more texture) would be expensive, but just maybe worth it if you wanted to re-create this shot for print.