I'm Home!
by dtremain

Comment by dtremain:
For the curious, this is a banana, painted white, with pipe cleaner "wings", one side highlighted (painted?) in orange, the other in blue. Something different.
BTW - this is also featured in "Escape!" from the Polka Dots challenge.

Bloom's End
by dtremain

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I find my in-challenge comment to be somewhat ironic, in light of your remark the other day that you should have gotten some feedback on it pre-challenge. I had no idea this was yours. I think the average it got was undeservedly low, but we also know how harshly voted freestudies are. It got a 6 from me, btw.

Place to Rest
by dtremain

Comment by tanguera:
I want to go where hawks hang out on power lines...

Place to Rest
by dtremain

Comment by justine:
Pretty. Nice shot!

Place to Rest
by dtremain

Comment by wolf:
Very cool. Good subject and zoom

Place to Rest
by dtremain

Comment by KaDi:
Who'd have thought there'd be 3 raptors in this powerline competition?! I like this one best. Crisp details. Nice color palette. I like the way the rusty bolts repeat the color of the bird. I wish I could see the completion of the loop of wire as it serves to balance the bird...and might help emphasize the subject of the lines.

Bloom's End
by dtremain

Comment by DigiFotoBuddy:
Flat harsh light creats dark shadows which is not very pleasing.

Bloom's End
by dtremain

Comment by sonniejake:
Thank you for brining something to the table that isn't the norm.
Overall, I like the picture, however I do feel that the lighting is a bit harsh.

Escape!
by dtremain

Comment by dtremain:
For the curious, the purse is just a polka dotted purse, with some polka dotted cloth in it. The object that only Yo_Spiff guessed is indeed a banana (NOT battery powered), painted white, "wings" made from pipe cleaners inserted on either side, and highlighted in orange on one side and blue on the other. I suspended it from a thread, and caught the bottom of the banana in the purse so it would stay in the desired position. Top of the shot was a bit dark to hide the thread, and yes, I used the on-camera flash (at least part of it - held my hand in front of part of it).
Guess that score will teach me to be creative!

Message edited by author 2009-12-07 00:09:42.

I'm Home!
by dtremain

Comment by CoreyFitz:
I have a hard time giving strong votes for something I can't figure out what is, sorry