SILENT SETTINGS by Melissa Merczel

RE BRANDT by Melissa Merczel

Caring Grandmother

INCOMING by Siobhan DuPont

This photo was taken on a very snowy day.  It had been just after Christmas in my dad's car and we were driving on the way down to a family member's house.  I looked up at the sun roof and noticed how the beads of water were surrounding the skull sticker.  When I took the photo I had no idea how realistic it would look when it was printed, which is my favorite thing about the photo.  The water really adds to it's composition and makes it a very nice photo.

17 RANTS IN 4 MINUTES by Leela Stalzer

I took this picture by trying to take a photograph of ordinary objects made beautiful. I like its simplicity and the contrast between the lights and darks. The main detail is on the salt and pepper shakers, but there's enough texture showing on the table cloth and enough shadow on the wall in the background that it does not look bland. One problem with it is that it might be too centered. A first glance, the picture looks really serious, but it seems comical when I remember the subject is a pair of salt and pepper shakers.