Photography
Class 2
A Tale of Two Greens
Color
A photograph using Creative Techniques.
Six Entries
Yoni Mayeri
Orinda Garden Club
Floral Planet
“The skillful manipulations create dazzling 3-D effects and result in a fearless, exciting, dramatic, and dynamic composition.”
“The placement of the planet in the upper left interrupts visual movement.”
Special Awards Judges’ Comments:
“A creative and daring choice of components and colors yield a highly dynamic image.”
Tillandsia capitata
Stephanie Young
Puducah Garden Club
Blowing in the Midnight Breeze
“The subtle color palette and delicate textures enhance the feeling of a midnight breeze.”
“The central placement of the leaves distracts from the overall impact of the image.”
Oak Leaves
Anne Tillinghast
Little Compton Garden Club
Fall Dance
“Effective color palette and placement of leaves create a playful dance effect and lead the eye through the image.”
“Blurry upper third diminishes the overall effectiveness of the fall dance.”
Oak Leaves
Janet Josselyn
Noanett Garden Club
Triple the Beauty
“Lighting enhances the overall mood and complements the rhythmic sense of the repeating forms.”
“The slender stems seem to be requesting more space at the top.”
Pickerel
Gail Atwater
The Garden Club of Honolulu
It Takes Two to Tango
“You have shown mastery in creating an imaginative ‘tale of two greens,’ balancing shapes and textures with creative aplomb; backlighting is used to great advantage in emphasizing both.”
Anthurium andraeanum, anthurium
Molineria capitulata, whale back
Erica
Granchalek
Garden Club of Evanston
The Springtime Energy of an Emerging Aloe
“The choice of the color combination is dynamic and demonstrates creativity in this well-choreographed duet.”
“The intense blur creates a visual restlessness.”
Aloe