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Friday, February 29, 2008
Judy is Thinking Pink
Here are Judy's first offerings for the month of March. The theme for this month is to choose a single color and keep working with that single color for the full month.
The soft, indirect lighting of these images is lovely. Softness speaks of new life, innocence and gentleness. The images are evocative of the power of light to convey a mood.
When speaking of color, the dynamic power of opposites is often mentioned. In these images there are pink and green, opposites on the color wheel. In the top two images, the opposite colors serve as compositional tools, causing the eye to move back and forward across the image.
My favorite of the three images is the middle image with water droplets. The single top droplet is crisp, reflecting surroundings. The shallow depth of field focuses the eye on the top of the petal, which then leads down the slope to the left. The mirroring soft shape in the upper right brings the eye back into the frame.
I like the juxtaposition of small and large in the top image of the bud. The slope of the stem is elegant. I love the small fragment of green separating the stem from the petal in the background; it separates and connects the two pieces at the same time. With the current composition, I am finding I would like to see the end of the bud. There is so much visual weight pulling downward that I feel I need to see the soft petal ends. I think this is partially due to the large amount of negative space at the right. The large pink petal and the green negative space seem to be fighting for dominance, with the pulling blossom being the winner. If there were less green space, I might see more pull between the small pink blossom and larger blossom in the background.
The single pink blossom is interesting for its mottled background and fine detailed stem hairs. It would make a lovely notecard. The image itself is well done, although not as unique as the first two images.
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The soft, indirect lighting of these images is lovely. Softness speaks of new life, innocence and gentleness. The images are evocative of the power of light to convey a mood.
When speaking of color, the dynamic power of opposites is often mentioned. In these images there are pink and green, opposites on the color wheel. In the top two images, the opposite colors serve as compositional tools, causing the eye to move back and forward across the image.
My favorite of the three images is the middle image with water droplets. The single top droplet is crisp, reflecting surroundings. The shallow depth of field focuses the eye on the top of the petal, which then leads down the slope to the left. The mirroring soft shape in the upper right brings the eye back into the frame.
I like the juxtaposition of small and large in the top image of the bud. The slope of the stem is elegant. I love the small fragment of green separating the stem from the petal in the background; it separates and connects the two pieces at the same time. With the current composition, I am finding I would like to see the end of the bud. There is so much visual weight pulling downward that I feel I need to see the soft petal ends. I think this is partially due to the large amount of negative space at the right. The large pink petal and the green negative space seem to be fighting for dominance, with the pulling blossom being the winner. If there were less green space, I might see more pull between the small pink blossom and larger blossom in the background.
The single pink blossom is interesting for its mottled background and fine detailed stem hairs. It would make a lovely notecard. The image itself is well done, although not as unique as the first two images.
Good work, Judy.
These photos are so delicate, especially the smallest pink flower.
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