This week we had some very strong contenders for weekly pick and the choice was made difficult in that they exhibited their excellence in different ways.
A short list of compelling postings includes: Pete Bengyfield’s Too Cute lives up to its name and provides a nicely balanced composition. John Fan, a newcomer to NPN, provided a dramatically rich view of a frog on a pad with his Comfort. Notice how Geoffrey Baker used the pyramid shape of a gorilla’s portrait, reinforced by all the lines of his face and the surrounding elements circling and spiraling inward to lead us to the piercing eyes in The Stare.
And for sheer beauty of light and purity of a simple blue and white color palette, be sure to view Kurt Bowman’s Mt Goat Portrait in the larger size! If two images could be selected, this would have surely been a co-selection!
But this week’s pick goes to longtime contributor Jagdeep Rajput, who provided another tiger image that should be studied to be appreciated. Notice the range from black black to white white, the rich mid-tone color and how the main focal area lifts from the darker background. Notice the subtle ways each element of a somewhat detailed forest setting adds leading lines from corners to those magical eyes, made dynamic by the terrific angles of the well posed tiger. Also notice how well it stands up to the tests of time, for Jagdeep tells us this is from 12 years ago and a film camera. Congratulations Jagdeep, for pick of the week, Cleaning The Paw!
I really like this summary as it points infrequent visitors to the fauna gallery to quickly see the highlights of all the images from the week's posting. Congrats to all mentioned above.
Posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 1, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Thanks a ton Lon and friends !
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2 repliesA short list of compelling postings includes: Pete Bengyfield’s Too Cute lives up to its name and provides a nicely balanced composition. John Fan, a newcomer to NPN, provided a dramatically rich view of a frog on a pad with his Comfort. Notice how Geoffrey Baker used the pyramid shape of a gorilla’s portrait, reinforced by all the lines of his face and the surrounding elements circling and spiraling inward to lead us to the piercing eyes in The Stare.
And for sheer beauty of light and purity of a simple blue and white color palette, be sure to view Kurt Bowman’s Mt Goat Portrait in the larger size! If two images could be selected, this would have surely been a co-selection!
But this week’s pick goes to longtime contributor Jagdeep Rajput, who provided another tiger image that should be studied to be appreciated. Notice the range from black black to white white, the rich mid-tone color and how the main focal area lifts from the darker background. Notice the subtle ways each element of a somewhat detailed forest setting adds leading lines from corners to those magical eyes, made dynamic by the terrific angles of the well posed tiger. Also notice how well it stands up to the tests of time, for Jagdeep tells us this is from 12 years ago and a film camera. Congratulations Jagdeep, for pick of the week, Cleaning The Paw!
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