michaellinder 16,612 Posted January 6, 2019 A haunting, delicate, beautiful change of pace, Jack. This image's atmosphere encourages me to travel to a Zen monastery, at which I can use scenes like this to set myself free. Link to comment
hstelljes 41 Posted January 6, 2019 Very artistic Jack, Happy New Year.................BR, Holger Link to comment
vincentoiseau 83 Posted January 7, 2019 Hi Jack, this is a wonderful image. The green leaves at the bottom seem to be connected to the dead leaves at the top just by cracks in the wood of the fence and decolorization, virtually foming some kind of treetrunk. The compositional balance is great and I even like the way you framed this photo; I'm not a big fan of frames in online photos, but this one really works. The yellow spot on one of the green leaves might have been left untouched intentionally, but I find it mildly distracting. Kind regards, Vincent Link to comment
wolfgangarnold 142 Posted January 7, 2019 To me a good photograph takes elements from the 'real' world, transforms, combines, merges or in any other way mashes them up and voilà from this process something new and unique emerges. You've definitely achieved this here and I'd second Michael that this photo invites meditation. Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 475 Posted January 7, 2019 A very nice image, well seeen and well done, ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
Jack McRitchie 150 Posted January 7, 2019 Michael, Franz, Holger, Vincent, Vlad, Wolfgang, Giangiorgio - Thanks you for your kind attention to this photo and your comments. From the unexpected response, for a moment I was transported back to the good old days when community response was always as lively as this. p.s.: Vincent, thanks for the observation about the yellow spot on the leaf. In a picture like this, it should have been removed. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted January 8, 2019 Plays good tricks on the eyes! At first glance I was convinced that I saw a tree with its trunk rising upward and it branches and leaves hanging from it. But no! Goes well in hand with that many believe life is just a hallucination and an advanced hologram. Link to comment
jacek_raczy_ski 1 Posted January 8, 2019 Simple in form and at same time sophisticated, excellent metaphor, leaves symbol of life and death, wall as man's vanity, everything passes ..... Link to comment
Zbigniew Tyburczy - ZT 6 Posted January 8, 2019 Jack, Very artistic and creative work! ZT, Link to comment
Jack McRitchie 150 Posted January 14, 2019 Phillip, Jacek, Zbigniew, Mari - Belated thanks for your comments on this picture. This is one of the few pictures where I absolutely knew where I was going from the beginning. I know that sounds like a very odd thing to say but usually my final vision coalesces sometime after I shoot the picture. Link to comment
Wayne Melia 6,031 Posted January 15, 2019 "....one of the few pictures where I absolutely knew where I was going from the beginning. ..." Thank you, Jack for this comment. It's heartening that I'm not the only one that needs time. Link to comment
michaellinder 16,612 Posted January 17, 2019 Jack, I have no idea how I missed this image. The Tree of Life is a religious symbol in Judaism, For that reason primarily, I was immediately attracted to the image's simple, yet radiant, beauty. Link to comment
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