Guided
by qui-bow

Comment by MaryO:
This is a really interesting effect; I like it.

Guided
by qui-bow

Comment by mgsmith53:
It's a little hokey, but I like it. Well done.

Guided
by qui-bow

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for my Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: What an interesting image - full of story and a little mystery. I'm not sure of the context but the robe, the stone, the light communicates druids to me. I like the blur / motion too - I like the linear aberrations it causes. I think the yellow colouration, the light gives is excellent.

Critical stuff: I'm not too keen on the blue hue - desaturation of that channel with an increase in luminance to a higher key image feels like it might have been more effective but without trying that, how can I say.

Overall: A very effective image which clearly communicates a vision. I really like it.

Guided
by qui-bow

Comment by Leo:
I like the blur for this image, the composition with the person (impression of a monk) walking a "corridor" toward the light has a very mystic feel. I'm trying to guess your technique; slow shutter? deliberate slight OOF? and just a bit of camera movement during the shutter snap? Please put details in the photog's notes when the challenge is done voting. Good luck on the voting.

Lost in the Green
by qui-bow

Comment by ralfw:
I like the composition in this shot because of the way the dark along the top right, offsets the light along the bottom left. Brilliant flare too - well captured! Leaving it near the vertical center works ok too, however I might have nudged it a bit more right for myself.
For the DPC voting crowd, I think the following would have helped as well: sharpness, landscape or a square crop due to monitor aspects versus portrait crop, and a tad smaller border.
This is a new style for you - as I wasn't able to pick it out of the bunch as yours, well done. During voting, I voted it a solid 5, wishing I had a "5.5" button based on the attributes of the submission. Bottom line, I like it! I am looking forward to more surprises from you. - ralfw

Lost in the Green
by qui-bow

Comment by CindyG:
Coming back to comment - Nice sunflare and the trees have lots of character with their twisty branches. The exposure, composition and depth of focus look great. Overall though, I feel that this seems to be lacking something - more contrast? a little bit of a saturation boost? something else? I'm just not sure exactly.

Lost in the Green
by qui-bow

Comment by cebuloulou:
Like the subject, but a little too out of focus for me 7

Lost in the Green
by qui-bow

Comment by hesitant:
great colors, form and comp. I wish it were sharper though. good luck

Rust Never Sleeps
by qui-bow

Comment by ralfw:
I like the desat choice on this. It caught my eye because of the composition, and after gazing for a bit, realized that only the rust was in color. Good choice to desat all but the rust!
Also - regarding composition, the shadow of the barbed wire makes this shot even better. Very nice.

The art of decay
by qui-bow

Comment by posthumous:
lovely color and composition. 8