Purpose ...

Ongoing CHALLENGE !!!
If you see one single picture in this group that you think is not art, please say so (by commenting on it) and tell us why. If you are convincing - we will remove it. This group is to show case the most resistive pictures from the
Color Art Photography - Is Your Art universal

If your picture has been blogged here, it means that it has appealed to dozens of art jurors for a whole week or more. Congratulations!!!
Hmmm... but what does that mean ??? well according to This ... it means your picture is "... extremely resistant to people wanting to get rid of it", :)

If you found this blog interesting you can also check
The BW Art from Flickr ...

" ...ONLY IN ART DOES IT STILL HAPPEN THAT A MAN WHO IS CONSUMED BY DESIRES PERFORMS SOMETHING RESEMBLING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THOSE DESIRES AND THAT WHAT HE DOES IN PLAY PRODUCES EMOTIONAL EFFECTS - THANKS TO ARTISTIC ILLUSION - JUST AS THOUGH IT WERE SOMETHING REAL. PEOPLE SPEAK WITH JUSTICE OF THE "MAGIC OF ART" AND COMPARE ARTISTS TO MAGICIANS. ..."

SIGMUND FREUD
"TOTEM AND TABOO"

e diel, qershor 29, 2008

the beach was better if it was like this

the beach was better if it was like this

Marrakech - wall


Marrakech - wall, originally uploaded by abousymbel.

§


§, originally uploaded by ...ops!.

Words blind by frailty
Hide my laughs in broken bricks
Liquid moans flow in.

La Patum on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

La Patum on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

zippers on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

zippers on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

the apple


the apple, originally uploaded by su3h3nry.

"Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway." Frank A. Clark

"The apple can not be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less." Arthur Miller


, originally uploaded by Maria Lavelle.

colors of age


colors of age, originally uploaded by psyberartist.

Wadi Rum 2007


Wadi Rum 2007, originally uploaded by Merkur*.

Looks beautiful but it is a very life-unfriendly environment. Act now to reduce the global warming effects to stop desertification of earth areas.

≈ * (** ~

27th week

Kodak Portra 160 NC film + Nikon F100 + Tokina ATX-PRO 28-70 f:2.8 // Minolta DIMAGE IV scanner

Some Rights Reserved for non commercial use, All Rights Reserved for commercial use: Lorenzo Cuppini
The owner of this image is Lorenzo Cuppini. This image was published under a
Creative Commons "Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works" License. This image can not be modified and must always indicate its author name. Lorenzo Cuppini must be interested in case of use of publication. Any different use must be considered a copyright abuse. The original high definition master of this image is owned by the author of the work.

e enjte, qershor 26, 2008

spicy colors?


spicy colors?, originally uploaded by gallmese.

stairs up to a restaurant, believe me or not this was the original color, I added some contrast but no change in saturation

High Street, Kilkenny, Eire

kéksárga


kéksárga, originally uploaded by gallmese.

e mërkurë, qershor 25, 2008

re-do it


re-do it, originally uploaded by muhammad hairi akmal jaafar.

u can do it if u really want,
u can do it if u really want,
but u must try, try and try,
try and try...
u can see that work~~~
lalalala~~~~

Liquid Color


Liquid Color, originally uploaded by J.E.Howard.

Fall foliage reflecting in water.

ladybug t.v.


ladybug t.v., originally uploaded by ziggywiggy1.

weeds in Port Jervis


weeds in Port Jervis, originally uploaded by Pixel Fantasy.

weeds in Port Jervis

Port Jervis

a stranger


a stranger, originally uploaded by ziggywiggy1.

from "heatwave relief NY style #1 (no edit)


, originally uploaded by Sundance = 放晴.

OLYMPUS PEN EES-2
Kodak max 400 35mm
Develop Before 2005/05/01

sensual


sensual, originally uploaded by su3h3nry.

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." Buddha

e premte, qershor 20, 2008

A TRIBUTE TO A DEAR FRIEND. (KILKENNY, IRELAND)

TO OUR COUSIN KATHLEEN WHO LEFT
IRELAND IN 1959 TO FIND WORK IN AMERICA.
ALTHOUGH SHE NEVER RETURNED TO HER NATIVE
LAND, SHE WAS ALWAYS SPIRITUALLY CONNECTED
TO HER CELTIC ROOTS.
SHE LOVED AMERICA DEARLY BUT ALWAYS INSISTED
THAT SHE BE BURIED IN IRELAND.
KATHLEEN WAS LAID TO REST LESS THAN A MILE
FROM THIS BEAUTIFUL WOOD IN OCTOBER 2007.
MAY SHE REST IN PEACE.

I;LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN KATHLEEN.
OLD IRISH SONG.

I'll take you home again, Kathleen
Across the ocean wild and wide
To where your heart has ever been
Since you were first my bonnie bride.
The roses all have left your cheek.
I've watched them fade away and die
Your voice is sad when e'er you speak
And tears bedim your loving eyes.
Oh! I will take you back, Kathleen
To where your heart will feel no pain
And when the fields are fresh and green
I'II take you to your home again!

I know you love me, Kathleen, dear
Your heart was ever fond and true.
I always feel when you are near
That life holds nothing, dear, but you.
The smiles that once you gave to me
I scarcely ever see them now
Though many, many times I see
A dark'ning shadow on your brow.

To that dear home beyond the sea
My Kathleen shall again return.
And when thy old friends welcome thee
Thy loving heart will cease to yearn.
Where laughs the little silver stream
Beside your mother's humble cot
And brightest rays of sunshine gleam
There all your grief will be forgot.

Straight to the Point


Straight to the Point, originally uploaded by -caz-.

Sea salt and rust


Sea salt and rust, originally uploaded by McMarcLouwes.


, originally uploaded by David Alberts.

Misty Dawn, March 2007


Misty Dawn, March 2007, originally uploaded by nickpix2008.

A frosty morning on the River Nar water meadows at Castle Acre, West Norfolk.

-6


-6, originally uploaded by McMarcLouwes.

S.O.S


S.O.S, originally uploaded by dadissad.

Corner


Corner, originally uploaded by MarkDM.

State Street, downtown San Diego; February 2008

Still life with blue bottle


Still life with blue bottle, originally uploaded by Xaomena.

Credit to ro-stock for beautiful texture.
Credit to AlexEdg for beautiful texture.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60991687@N00/2397554903/in/set-72157601879066377/
www.flickr.com/photos/60991687@N00/2397554903/in/set-7215...

Orange Abutilon


Orange Abutilon, originally uploaded by -caz-.

A simple contrast adjustment is all that has been done to this image. otherwise straight from the camera : )
Thank you so much to Dougeee for identifying this as an Abutilon. Much appreciated x

Portrait


Portrait, originally uploaded by ►Daniele » P◄.

intimacies on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

intimacies on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Solitude


Solitude, originally uploaded by kainet.

Taken at the beach during a foggy day. Color levels changed in PS

e martë, qershor 17, 2008

e premte, qershor 13, 2008

Fabbrica Europa #4


Fabbrica Europa #4, originally uploaded by e n i k ő.

http://fabbricaeuropa.ffeac.org/Fabbrica_Europa_08_clone.page
Festival Fabbrica Europa - XV edizione
Per Le Arti Contemporanee
FIRENZE

balloons


balloons, originally uploaded by amy_B123.

Legong


Legong, originally uploaded by Araleya.

ON EXPLORE
Legong dance is a classical dance which is usually staged in thr palace courtyard to entertain the King. It is performed by three girls dancers in colorful costumes.

The story is adapted from the classical story of the King Lasem in which the arrogant King Lasem desired the unwilling Princess Langke Sari

Each Bali dance could identify by costume. For Legong dance, dancers will wear the white-yellow flower crown

Legong Kratan Dance
by Sadha Budaya Troupe
Ubud Palace,
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

Downhill


Downhill, originally uploaded by Araleya.

On the way from Kuta beach to Ubud, hilly area on the central of Bali Island, there is a place for viewpoint seeing the valley.. there was a green terrace paddy field along downhill slope of mountain. The green color in this island is very impressive and kinds of eyes and mind soothing

Bali island
Indonesia

The empty her on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The empty her on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Nature Calls.........


Nature Calls........., originally uploaded by LaTur.

How strange that Nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude!
Emily Dickinson


, originally uploaded by ohoh2golly.

stair rays


stair rays, originally uploaded by ♫ marc_l'esperance.

as seen behind the club we played in on our first stop of the Conrad tour, kelowna b.c.