Still Standing

I love this; breath-taking! Mike. Man and Nature was a good choice. I ain't much into birds -- seen 'em one, seen 'em all if you ask me -- they have feathers and fly around -- But this got my attention.

So, to deconstruct it a little, I have now clue as to the meaning of your title, "Still standing", but that doesn't matter. For starters, if your white strike around the perimeter had gone over the subject rather than constricted and framed it, it would have been more effective, and it could have been thinner. As it is, it distracts more than it adds, in my perception.

When the eye gets beyond this ostentations frame to the actual image, it is pretty cool, but one has to keep consciously trying to keep that white line aside.

I think this is a wonderful semi-abstract in that we clearly know what we are looking at in terms of the leaves, oak leaves, but we have litte information as to the context in which we are seeing them. I won't even hazard a guess; that's not the point.

In terms of form, we have both a strong diagonal and a horizontal and colors that are harmoneous and a feeling of leading perhaps downward and to the right. The unseen elements in the imagined background confirm this arc from the upper left to the lower right with the one in the extreme lower right corner being most significant in this regard; all of this being all the more apparent in the larger version.

The subject, In my view, is that one single oak leaf that is bent over at a right angle in the center of the frame. That one leaf, in particular, links the region above with the negative space in the lower left portion.

All of these leaves have fallen off the tree, but they are "still standing" upon the various metal platforms upon which we see them. But to what ultimate end?

I think this a stunning image, Mike; I'm glad you decided to post it here, and I certainly hope to see more of your work !

John,
Thank you for taking the time for such a detailed response,You obviously spent some time and I want you to know that didnt go unnoticed.My tittle,well Im not good at it I got a dog and named him just that.Borders I wanted to have a black but something to break it up from the dark picture I didnt look or think that it could be a distraction now that you brought this to my attention I will consider this a possible issue.Again thank you

Very nice capture; you really made the most of your opportunity with this gorgeous light. Congratulations on the WP, it took me a heckuva lot longer than one post to earn one. Look forward to seeing more of your work.

Sweet light, and interesting subject - great eye to have envisiob=ned this!
Congrats on the WP with a first post in this gallery!
Sandy