DSS 99 Practicing

lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
edited April 2, 2012 in The Dgrin Challenges
I have really looked forward to playing with this challenge & finally got to take some shots today! How do they look?

1. The Piano Lesson
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2. Practicing
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3. Practicing
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4. Practicing
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~Lillian~
A photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time . . .
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Comments

  • Pat664422Pat664422 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    Nice idea! I think I like #2 the most. I'm not a Rockwell expert at all, but this one seems the closet to me. Although I would like to see it without the framing or maybe just not so tight.
  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    Thanks for the feedback - Here it is without the circle & with it wider:
    2b.
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    2c.
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    ~Lillian~
    A photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time . . .
    http://bartlettphotoart.smugmug.com/
  • Moving PicturesMoving Pictures Registered Users Posts: 384 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    Picking nits - I like the same - 2 - but the colour cast is a bit disconcerting.
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    Very nice! A little fine tuning will do the trick. I definitely got the Rockwell feel from these. I like #2 - there were a lot of semi-circles in Rockwells. Love the actions of the cat!
    SandiZ
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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    #2b, hands down! clap.gif The color cast does not bother me at all. That cat is the icing on the cake. I prefer the version without the semi circle. I think the semi circle was used mostly on Saturday Evening Post magazine covers. To me it looks weird on its own.
    Linda

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  • Pat664422Pat664422 Registered Users Posts: 225 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2012
    I like both 2c and 2b better than 2, but 2b is my favorite. Nicely done!
  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2012
    Another vote for 2B--these are all really nice!
    Kate
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  • sweetharmonysweetharmony Registered Users Posts: 405 Major grins
    edited March 26, 2012
    2b and 2c! Hard to say which I like better....and the kitten....oh, so charming! Love the look of these.
    Leah

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  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2012
    Thanks for the comments Moving Pictures, Sandi, Linda, Pat, Kate & Leah! Funny thing about the kitty - he would NOT stay on the piano, so every shot I got he was climbing down! I did make some adjustments and ended up with my entry below - thanks again for the help!

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    ~Lillian~
    A photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time . . .
    http://bartlettphotoart.smugmug.com/
  • PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2012
    I love your entry, Lillian... it's one of the very few that have been entered thus far that says Rockwell to me. Will definitely have my vote. :)
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