Bath Time

I love photographs that hint at a story and leave the viewer to decide on the narrative.

This is one such example and is very well thought out and crafted. The oblique angles of the knife, door and jam/blood trails guide the eye into the image to the blurred but recognisable bath and dangling arm beyond.

A crime of passion I daresay, messy but not premeditated.

RIP poor old Mara T.

Many thanks to all of you who submitted such a variety of images to the contest. I enjoyed looking through each and every one of them.

In my judging I was looking for creative interpretations of the brief and this, my first placed image, admirably meets that requirement.

It’s well thought out, quite surreal and beautifully presented.

A marvellous image and so deserving of first place.

There were quite a few entries featuring pretty ladies in various states of undress and this is one of my favourites of that genre.

What a lovely light and airy image it is.

Such a simple photograph, most suiting of the monochrome approach, and a delight to view.

Well done on a deserved top ten placing.

What a riot of colour this is.

A fun, colourful and quite literally bubbly image and one in which you have certainly achieved your aim of a 1950’s pin-up girl type shot.

I hope you all had an after shoot glass of Babycham :)

A fun image but also very well thought out and composed. The colours of the sand and brilliant blue sky work so well together and the strong diagonal is a visual treat.

I’d be tempted to clone out the various masts and aerials but that’s very much a personal opinion.

Well done on your top ten placing.

A lovely bathroom, light and airy, and beautifully photographed. I especially like the subtle view through the window which gently pulls the viewer into the image.

I could wish that this was my bathroom ……

I love this image.

There’s something about the light, the bright colours and the placing of the individual elements that gives an almost surreal and cartoon like look. I’m glad there are no people in the scene as that would hint at a reality that this photograph just doesn’t need.

Congratulations on your top ten placing.

I just love the viewpoint here, what a great idea and it makes for an eye-catching image. A pity that the little boy isn’t looking into the camera though or this would surely be deserving of a top ten placing.

A pleasing composition with the oblique angles of the wall and wooden screen leading the eye into the room to the beautiful bath and window beyond.

Also a most difficult scene to photograph with the extremes of light and shade and reflections in the highly polished bath tub.

An ideal scene for HDR imagery and one in which I think the photographer has got the balance just about right. Under process and you have blocked out shadows and blown highlights, over process and you destroy the natural balance of light and shade.

Congratulations on your top ten placing.

Funniest photo in the contest and such a clever idea ……. thanks for the smile 😃

There were quite a few entries featuring children and babies in baths and this is my favourite of that ilk.

It captures a perfect moment in time and is a photograph that will no doubt be treasured for years to come.