Desert Wildflowers & Weeds Organ Pipe Cactus Nat. Mon., Ariz., with Bank One Bldg., Phoenix, Ariz.

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, and Bank One Building,

Phoenix, Arizona. Kodak DC4800 and Photoshop.

J.W.,

 

It's a clean manipulation...and an interesting composition. I'll probably rate it high in originality and about average aesthetically, but I guess I'm left asking...why did you put the Bank One building in the middle of the National park? Maybe I'm just not on the same wavelength, and perhaps it's because I'm a bit of a film grognard and thus tend to not react well to digital manipulations in general, but I guess I need to ask...why?

 

Anyway, please only take this as a critique...as I state, I'm bit of an "old school wet darkroom" grognard, so maybe if I enjoyed digital photography more I'd be reacting better to it.

 

Evan

Fantastic idea - I just love it!!!!

Sometimes "civilization" can be viewed as a "weed" e.g. huge developments using excessive amounts of water in the middle of the Sonoran desert.

i thought it was a statement about the architects of bank one drawing inspiration from the surrounding desert flora. i just didn't think the building was spikey enough.