Return to the Earth

[JValero209]

Hey guys I am looking for some feedback on the following pic which I have titled "Return to the Earth". I'd love to know what I am doing right and what I am doing wrong. Thanks!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/...a54d5213_b.jpg

[SuperDan]

to me, its almost too close and out of focus around the edges of the leaf...
colors seem a bit dark and dull...

[jli]

I assume you're going for the leaf, normally up in the tree, being juxtaposed with the gritty ground. Interesting, but to me this image is missing something. The leaf is too similar to everything else - in tone, texture, color.

Maybe that's what you were going for - having the leaf nearly blend in to the background as part of the "return". If so, that works. The short depth of field even works - the leaf is sharp in the center, but gets softer on the edges, just like the rest of ground.

But I'd personally prefer more contrast to add interest to the image. Perhaps a more colorful leaf, or a dull leaf on a green background. If the blending of subject and background is what you were going for, I think this dull leaf on dead, brown grass could be cool. There's still more contrast, as the texture of the flat leaf and the grass is very different.

Hope that helps!

[alceu]

In my opinion, the idea of showing a leaf returning to the earth is very creative -- nice title! I agree with John Li that the leaf color is similar to the ground color. That's why I would go with black and white here.

SuperDan points out that the edges of the leaf are out of focus. To avoid that I would crop the photo to the upper right corner, something like that:

[Samanax]

Originally Posted by JValero209

Hey guys I am looking for some feedback on the following pic which I have titled "Return to the Earth". I'd love to know what I am doing right and what I am doing wrong. Thanks!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/...a54d5213_b.jpg

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