Well, it looks like I've got my work cut out for me this month. I
generally don't care for these types of photos, and don't understand
their purpose. Color, pictures of flowers and leaves, all leave me
feeling rather ho-hum. However, this will be a good exercise,
allowing me to see past my limitations and find something in the
photo's that I'm to comment upon.
First, "Fern Fractal" by Jostein Øksne
Green is a very restful color, and the photo made me feel relaxed
and calm - even after 12 cups of espresso. It's a good exposure,
and I like the fact that you chose not to put the center of the fern
in the center of the frame. Moving the center off center adds a
little tension to the shot and makes it more interesting. However,
I think a tighter crop may have given the photograph a little more
punch - something like this:
http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/fern.jpg
"Color soup" by Luis Salado
The more I look at this the more intrigued I become. Knowing what
it is actually detracts from my enjoyment and appreciation of the
photo. It is more mysterious not knowing ... I like it quite a bit.
"Leaf Dance" by Dan Scott
I've held off posting my comments because I kept going back to this
photo, hoping that something would grab me. Nothing did. The photo
appears very flat on my monitor, and i believe it could use a
greater degree of contrast. There's no pattern to the leaves that I
can see - they appear to just be randomly scattered about the
ground, so there's no point of visual focus, nothing to grab one's
attention. Some photos are strong enough that I'll either like them
or dislike them, but not this one. It does nothing for me, yet the
idea of leaves on the ground seems quite interesting.
--
Shel Belinkoff
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