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It’d been a while since my last visit.
What do you see?
Does it have any effect on you?
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Did you see the three groups of flowers?
Are they effective or do they get lost in the overall image?
Wonderful!! It is so unexpected that I spent a lot of time just exploring, lead along by the root shape. Yes, the flowers stand out well, as little gems to be discovered. I have no suggestions for improvement – a delightful image! And welcome back!!
At first I saw a root. But then I saw a dancing and a sitting figure. And once I saw it I couldn’t get it out of my mind. I don’t know whether that’s good or bad. Anyway, I decided to enhance that idea by dropping the exposure on everything but the root and the flower. That resulted in the type of b&w that seems to be popular in our time. That is an image that is essentially dark with lighter highlights. It reduces the competition from all the brighter elements around the root. I brightened the plant especially for balance as I felt the image was bottom heavy. I also darkened the rocks right next to it to make it stand out. The plant is so small, however, that I don’t think it made a huge difference.
This has a sense of melancholy for me. I’m fond of photos with a melancholy mood, so this is lovely for me. For me, the root has found its way out of the darkness, but eventually faded away. Igor’s rework is nice aesthetically, but I prefer your original, as it more closely matches the mood I get from this. I did notice the little flowers, and they added to the mood because they are so subdued.
Hi Joao,
This is one of the images that needs to be viewed large to appreciate and savor all of the included textures and details. IMO the B&W conversion; with it’s wide range of tones; is quite lovely. I am also enjoying the graceful lines of the root as well as it’s lighter tones. I also like the way you filled up the two bottom corners with the small flowers on the right and the dead grasses on the left. Very nicely done; no suggestions from me.
Sinuous comes to mind, much in the way eels will haunt cracks in rocks. I really enjoy the way the cracks in the rocks become part of that, an ebony and ivory dance with the wood.
I didn’t notice that, but now that you’ve called it out I can’t either.
Your composition is spot on. For me, the subject of the image is very much the root. The flowers are supporting elements that one’s eye finds after some exploration. I do find myself leaning toward Igor’s version as it echos my own initial thought of darkening the rocks and brightening the root to give more separation between them. Both versions are fabulous, though - just different.
