It came as a surprise that I am the one to choose the Challenge for January, my mind have been focused on my connection problems :-( To me it is important to choose something that can have different meanings, it makes the challenge more exciting. After pondering a while I arrived at Delicate, and I am really curious of what images will come during the month. Happy creating!!

"Delicate"? Oh, my! Images from "Waltz of the Hours" come to mind, with the hippo in her pink tutu being carried by all of the tip-toeing alligators in capes and feather caps. ;)y6t7h (or maybe the delicate way the cat just walked over my keyboard????) :sigh: Carolly

This sounds like an interesting challenge...and fun too!

lol @ Carolly, I know that feeling. My cat is a lousy typist. Great theme, and congrats Gunsan for a well deserved win.

Yes, congrats Gunsan. A well deserved win. :)

I follow you here, also in the colorchoice.
For the moment this was the most delicate being I could think of.
Computerdrawing, I work in PSP7 (dear old faithful workhorse :-).

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That is amazing Gunsan! Yes, that is one of the most delicate things I could think of too. New life. That was my thinking with mine. The fresh new buds are fragile, yet sprout from the strong trunk of the tree. Life iself is fragile yet resillient, an interesting dicotomy. I work in PhotoshopCS by the way, and the camera was my trusty Olympus C8080.

Both so beautiful

Great photo and great take on the issue. I don't know how it is to have sisters or brothers, but I can imagine... Fitting frame you chose!

Ooh! Great start! :)

SndCastie finally enters one! :) Yes, family relations are a delicate balance, and I like the tilted figures.

Gunsan's entry is sweet with just enough detail. The composition is strong enough to show the emotional bonding without getting in the way.

TwoPynts... I love that fog filter. Better than vaseline on the lense!!! Does it allow you to set degrees of "fogginess"? PhotoShop will "blur" everything selected, so being able to keep sharp detail on the foreground is a major plus (the leaves in shadow are definately crisp). Chohole, I left Skrogg's entry in my post. Amazing how such a small cat can have such big feet! But Norwegian Forest Cats are supposed to be able to walk across snow.

Carolly

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Carolly, I found that the fog filter gives the blur to lighter objects, or brightly lit objects, but keeps the darker once in focus. Very hard to duplicate in photoshop. I used it for a macro in my gallery image yesterday, also to an interesting effect. Sandra, a happy, loving family is most definitely a delicate balance - excellent entry!

LOL at Carolly yea sometimes I have time and really liked this one :O) Sandy

Wow, what a wonderful start to this challenge. Thank you all for such a beautifully delicate end to a rather stressful day.

welcome to the challenge Eveline and you have a beautiful daughter :O)

Wow what blue eyes she has beautiful thanks for sharing :O)

My pleasure, of course. Always the proud dad. I felt it fit the theme anyway... ;]

yep sure does fit :O) nothing more delecate and precious then kids :O)

Oooh yes! She's LOVELY....How old is she now?

She's a year and a half old know. Cute as a button. That photo was taken about 8 months ago.

Wonderful kids, both of them, I just adore those blue eyes!

Off to a great start already :)

Oh, you can enter more than one? Well, I change my mind then and add my 2nd to the contest as well! ;] Love those veils Gun...the delicate weave and pose...and soft rose pastels.

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Love to see a flame feather here, it looks soft as dowm,and the beauty and delicate swowflakes are shown in the most lovely way!

dance of the air soft breeze through spiderweb sets it to dancing in the air light shimmers through dewdrops, encased diamonds on the drift weightless in flight intricate pattern rivals finest lace softer to the touch finest silks, this the source, beauty of nature spider resumes her work (c)2006 mourningdove caller

Lovely. Great to see a poet join in. :)

that is just beautiful!

I like this challenge area :) thanx :)

A lovely shimmering word-pic!

I'm very impressed...I thought that was a photograph. My Ethel looks exactly like the tuxedo cat nearest the book. This challenge is shaping up to start the year in a most creative direction.

Welcome to our challenge arena. :) I'm impressed too. Very effective POV and the depth of field (as well as the cat's lack of concern for the camera) help it look like a photo. That rose is certainly in a delicate position. ;^) Carolly

Quite appropriate. A nest is a delicate house indeed. I am always amazed that anything as fragile as a baby bird manages to survive to fly...and yet, life persists. Welcome to the challenge!!

An artist is an artist, even if all he has is spittle, charcoal, and a chewed twig brush. You've got an eye for color and composition, and that is a wonderful image. And it is delicate! :) Carolly

Wow... the splendors keep appearing. :)

Wow such wonderful entries this one is going to be hard :O) Great job everyone. Sandy

Broken hearts are very delicate

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BTW I just posted an image in 2D Gallery with an Apophysis spiderweb.
Guess it is delicate enough :-) Edit: I dont mean this as an entry since it is posted elsewhere, I just remembered it when I commented your fractals, and thought I would share.

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Such wonderful entries everyone, this has been a great Challenge!