Not your traditional impressionist subject, and possibly has too much detail for the genre... so we'll just have to wait and see what people make of it. With such great competition, I won't be surprised if this places last, but I still like the character of this shot.
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I disagree with some of the comments here, I mean, are we talking photographic impressionism or the old masters? I like this piece a real lot and I think it exemplifies the way to use a camera to achieve the best results possible for a camera (and not fake another art style in a meaningless way)
so, great job and underrated.
Beautiful image. I want to score it high, but I don't personally think of soft focus alone as impressionism. I mean, the colors and composition are excellent, but it's practically a traditional photograph. Very daring of you to use such a bold border! 6
Very interesting patterns created by your close up view. Soft focus works good. I like it. Highlights are just right in relation to the shadows. Nice textures, also.
returning for comments:
While not strictly in the impressionistic spirit, this image presents a unique contribution in the presentation of an idea. No points deducted. Bumping up.
This looks like a Wal-mart premade Christmas tree a bit unfocused. Seems like it would have been even more effective with even less focus on the ornaments.
After looking this over, I was think that the balls should have been softened a bit. But then that would have may it to messy. So I was wrong moving you up.
I'm not sure what the circles are - but the image is really magical. The colors don't suggest Christmas to me - but I don't let titles affect my judgement. The strong black/white border really grabs too much attention from an image that can certainly speak for itself.
i have no clue what i'm looking at, and unfortunately, the image doesn't engage me enough to make me want to wander through it and try to figure it out.
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