Whats the Zen without bamboo...??? :) This one really works. I love the b/w treatment and lighting. The play of light and shadow is well captured over a simple subject. On negative side- I think you used something called "selective focus" and did not used DoF control for blur effect. I would have liked more natural looking blur effect on this one which could have been easily achieved using shallow DoF. Still a wonderful picture.8.
i like this very much; the bamboo is a natural link to the zen thing being very far eastern in feel and mood. the softness around the border is a nice touch, and it works exceedingly well conveying an almost dreamlike mental-journey-feeling ambience. the only thing i'm not too sure about is the B&W - kind of makes it look a bit like one of those 10000x microscopic picture of bacteria, which isn't very zen-like. still, it has that BAM! in instant appeal, and deserves to do well. 9.
Great shot. Like the dof, like the BW. Overall it is a little busy and could benefit from some additional negative space either outside or between bamboo shoots. At the same time it has a calm, ethereal quality that meets the challenge well. Good job, 6.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
Photographer found comment helpful.
