In tribute to "Children's Toy: Desperately Seeking Salmon" by Cam. Failed to really do this justice IMO. The pond I used was huge and I could really have used a helper to reposition the bear as needed. As it was, shooting with a 400mm prime I still had to crop considerably to "fill" the frame better.
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Thanks for all of the comments. For those thinking there was some selective desat going on...there wasn't. The bank of the pond under the trees was just mostly black dirt.
I am assuming this is copying the blue ribbon in the Childrens Toy challenge. Alone I really like this picture. As an imatation I dont believe it is very similar at all. The other photo is so colorful, and the reflection is perfect and crystal clear. I would also prefer if the bear were completely in the sun. Just my personal preference, what do I know? =)
I think I remember which photo this is trying to emulate but cannot find it at the moment so I will work off of memory. You have some nice sharp details here. That lonesome teddy bear seems to be looking to it's reflection for some companionship for it is all lost & alone for there is not a soul around in that woodland setting. While the punch of color calls our eye's attention immediately to the bear I think that the two tone color is a distraction for it has two colors in a predominately B&W composition. Those two tones conflict & compete with the patchy areas of light and shadow. An area that has all shade or is all in sunlight would have been more complimentary for those two tones of the bear would not be conflicting with the areas of natural light and shadow. The dappled sunlight creates a pattern that is distracting the eye away from your main subject: the teddy bear. Lastly I think it would heighten the emotion of being alone if the you took the picture at an angle that is directly perpendicular to the bear so that we are not viewing it's face from an angle but full on. It would also make a stronger connection to the feeling of being all alone if the bear's face was looking down more at it's reflection with it's one or both of it's arms resting on the cheek(s)instead of both hands holding the heart.
Assuming this is a Deja Vu of Desperately Seeking Salmon it's fairly close but quite a bit different. It gives the feeling of deja vu, but is not emulated as closely as possible. B/W vs color, very different bear, much different background, shadows rather than full sun.
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