Sorry Chris and all for being this late in commenting. (I was also assigned to comment on Andy Harbin's photo. However, no photo by Andy could I find in the December gallery.)
"Synchronous Willow" by Chris Niesmertelny, First thought: The picture appears almost too small on my monitor. I think it may have lessened the impact of the photo. The motif is a classic one (a (willow) tree mirroring itself in the water) and as such, in it's play with symmetry, it's kind of nice to look at and lends itself well for decorative use. However, in this particular picture, the light conditions are not ideal (at least not to my eye), why some of the impact gets lost in the rather murky bottom part of the picture. (I realize that the time frame allowed by the Synchronity theme was limited.) Maybe the not too well defined structure or pattern of the leaves has something to do with it too. I might have wanted to do some cropping to the left side and the bottom part of the photo. (What I am now aiming at, is that "murkish" and "not too well defined structure or pattern" in itself does not necessarily imply any lesser success of a picture. It's only a question of exactly how it is presented. (And, as you can see, I don't have any definitive answers or suggestions...) ). I enjoyed watching the photo. It also makes me want to listen to (jazz guitar player) Wes Montgomery's take on the song "Willow Weep For Me". (In fact I think I'm going to play it right now. Been years since I heard it last.) Lasse - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
