LOL! well...i know it's not creative genius...hehe...but something about this one...i just love. is it a piece of crap image? give it to me straight guys. i love this one for a lot of reasons...the story behind it. i look at it and just love this image. but then i think...oh man it sucks. i can't be objective about it. please, please be straight with me. ya'all know that's all i want! i can take it!!! shall we throw tomatos at it??? :) any hope for this one?

it involves the viewer in wondering what the guy is doing... like is he the attraction?... & the reflection adds further interest as well as the chosen blue tone... so i would say... no... not a piece crap! :P (how could i possibly say that anyway, & promise, wasn't thinking it either... lol) :]

Actually I think it is quite intriguing, creative genius is all relative anyway, what you, I or anyone else likes is all different. Shot through glass? Slow shutter? It doesnt really matter, I like this. There you have it straight, its kinda cool, I believe in telling it how it is/how I see it. But its anything but crap LP

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There are serious photographic artists who spend their whole careers shooting multiple exposure/collage photographs.... I think as others have said is that it is quite intriguing...... Love the beautiful blue toning too. Here's a link to someone I've had the pleasure of meeting. Check out his gallery......

thanks guys for your input. here's the story. why i love this. what it's about. kemal and i have to share one cam. sucks majorly! (well, he just got me my own cam for my b-day...stick on back order). anyway, i'm like SO into elephants. my fav. book is called the Souls of Animals. and i love When Elephants Weep. and Animal Talk. I've read a lot about elephants...and also gorillas...seen their art. gorillas and elephants paintings. sigh. ok...never saw this in person though. so one day we're at zoo. i'm going nuts. there's an elephant inside this holding place....painting with a brush. kemal is a fair distance from me. i've no idea where. he's shooting flowers or something. i just stood there in awe. tears running down my face watching that elephant paint...wanted to be shooting him. usual problem...no cam. by the time kemal gets back...elephant had just finished. they took him outside and he got to take a little bath in water. so that's the story. guy took the painting. dunno what he did with it, and was putting everything away. memories of that beautiful elephant AND his art...trapped in my mind. elephant...trapped in that room. his roaming area...next to nothing. i could say more. will hold thoughts...in case this one becomes one that's decent enough to upload in gallery. i want to. LP...don't remember about shutter speed. took it this summer. just can't recall. Yes, it was taken thru glass. Michelle, oh man....love that guys work!!!!!!!! incredible. i'll look closer when i have more time. thanks SO much for sharing. thanks to all for your thoughts and impressions...for giving it to me straight!!!!!! i have SO much to learn. LOL Cindy...it wouldn't bother me a bit for someone to say Sheila...what's up girl? this is crappy. i like to hear honest impressions. i just wanna get improve my skills. i'm such a baby in this photography world. i wanna at least get out of kindergarden!!! LOL sorry for rambling!!! hope others will reply.

This is what I used to search for...as I could not for the Life of Me....understand....Layers.....so...I Created them....with Reflections....I am sure You are out of Kindy now Bubba....and...You know what?....this is an Artistic Site....so....just do Your thang Gurl....and bugger the Knockers :]

Hear hear HC, I second that. What is art anyway? Really it has no definition other than being individual IMO. Do your thing your way. After all theres only one of life and thats your own.

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I would just like to add I find this photograph very good it has interest and intrigue. There are many things to look at which don't become aparent right away, yet it is uncluttered and pleasing on the eye. definately an excellent and vote in my book .

Hops Its a very good self....have to many emotion today...cannot put together my words in english...I love this picture... Also the link of Michelle I just visit.... Kiss to my poetress :-....

thanks so much guys for everything you said. you give me courage to forge ahead. i just wanted to be sure. i wasn't trusting myself.brian...i've been wanting to try to do what YOU do because i want so much to make artificial layers. LP..thanks...and i agree about your definition!!! onslow...THANK YOU! Sylvaine, oh...i'm so glad you like this one Sylvine!!! big Italian kiss for you hugz, sheila