Photography
Class 3
Beyond the Green
Color
An Olmsted-inspired landscape.
Six Entries
Anne-Marie Lamarche
Piedmont Garden Club
The Genius of the Place: Winter Repose at La Millière
“This image shows an understanding of a landscape, containing a foreground, middle, and background in a well-balanced image, leading the viewer ‘beyond the green.’ The colors and lighting create a soft, harmonious palette.”
“Competing elements and shapes make for a busy image. It does not evoke Frederick Law Olmsted's uniquely American style of landscaping.”
Taxus baccata, English yew
Viola tricolor, pansy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Boston ivy
Evelyn Lorentzen-Bell
Green Fingers Garden Club
Olmsted—Central Park
“Capturing the bold structure of the foreground trees on the right was a wise choice and added a dynamic component to the composition.”
“The lack of variation from mid-ground to background decreases the interest and overall impact of the image.”
Ulmus americana, American elm
Christine Paxhia
Milton Garden Club
Frederick Law Olmsted’s Arch
“The framing of the yellow tree beyond the tunnel accentuates the perception of depth and sense of place.”
“The loss of detail in the underexposed tunnel, coupled with the intense brightness of the tree, weakens the overall impact.”
Tree in autumn
Anna Hipp
Carolina Foothills Garden Club
Deep in the Cotswolds
“The well-composed and charming capture of an intriguing setting beckon the viewer to explore.”
“The use of the portrait mode for your landscape creates an unnecessary tightness to the image. The intimate setting feels distinctly British rather than an American Olmsted landscape.”
Taxus baccata, English yew
Buxus, boxwood
Arabella Dane
North Shore Garden Club of Massachusetts
Olmsted Re-invisions City Wetlands as He Dreams of Beloved Boyhood Salt Marshes
“The image is extraordinarily painterly with a color palette both completely harmonious and soothing. The strong geometrical elements of the diagonal, triangular-shaped clouds work well with the rectangular shape of the foreground and water.”
“It is difficult to discern the touch of Olmsted in this wide open, completely treeless landscape.”
Spartina patens, saltmarsh hay
Caroline Borgman Schutts
Glenview Garden Club
Autumn Woods “Emerald Necklace”
“A crisp, sharp, technically well-composed image, captured during the golden hour, incorporates strong reflections and a sense of tranquility in this Olmsted landscape.”
“The horizon, with its strong, centrally-placed line, leads the eye out of the image.”
Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip tree
Acer rubrum, red maple