frank theriault wrote: > : > Red Light, by Wendy Beard - I like this one. I don't know why, but I > do. .....
> ....For whatever reason, I think there's a hell of a lot > more to this photo than meets the eye. I think this is a great photo, > Wendy. annsan sez: Frank, I liked it a whole lot as well - and wrote Wendy privately to tell her - it is the geometry, the light and colors... just a real photographer's photo I think. > Frank then went on.... > Oriental Poppy by the lovely Annsan - A different look - nice! > Usually we see flower shots looking into the bloom, but you've wisely > chosen to show us the back of it, and it's a refreshing > interpretation. Terrific composition - I really like the stem of the > top left bloom snaking it's way around the bottom flower. The crop > and proportions are about perfect. Love the dense foliage in the > background; I don't know where you took this, Ann, but it seems as if > it's deep in the jungle of some exotic Asian local (even though it's > likely at some greenhouse in Brooklyn or something <LOL>). Nice > photo, Ann. > annsan fills in the blanks.... Well, of course, glad ya liked it and all that. I'm not pleased with the color coming through on my monitor - the green should be a tad greener and the flower a tad less orange. I did the scan from the lesser of two cibachrome prints (the stock agency has the original slide). THe other ciba was a housewarming gift to a friend. When she moved yet again she apologized for not having it up on the wall when I visited her, as the glass had gotten broken. But, alas, she referred to it as my photo of the *strawberries* . sigh. The picture was taken in a friends's flower garden, with tripod, and i was scrunched down close to the ground. I leave showing the front of these poppies to Georgia O'keefe :) no, actually, I've taken tons of pictures of them from the front , as well, but I do like shooting the backs of flowers in general. gee I really didnt ahve to go on about this OF course you have justly gotten lotsa kudos already about your biker - my fave of your bike shots, I think... not sure why, as bike racing holds not particular fascination for me. But it clearly does for your subject. annsan
