Thank you to everyone that participated in the "Simplicity" assignment. The guidelines for this assignment were to "strive to compose an image that is simple in design, with no distractions or competing elements within the image."
Congratulations to Joyce Donaldson (csrdrunner), whose
Black and White image won the vote for
People's Choice. This image was a great example of a "simple design" with no distractions or competing elements within the image. It was also a great choice to convert this image to black and white, which, by removing the potential "distraction" of color, emphasized the dynamic shape of the building and strengthened the composition. I've awarded this image
Editor's Choice for Artistic Merit. Well done.
Black and WhitePeople's Choice and
Editor's Choice for Artistic MeritPhotographed by Joyce Donaldson
I've awarded
Editor's Choice for Technical Merit to Sheila Ancheta's (burzilai)
Simply Balanced image. Sheila did a wonderful job with the composition, lighting and background in this image. I liked how the very subtle texture of the surface under the rocks fades into the distance, into a very unobtrusive background. Sheila used window light to provide the soft "round" light on the subject, which gave the subject a 3-dimensional appearance, and used a simple background of construction board, with a textured board placed under the subject and a smooth one for the background. A relatively large aperture of f4.8 helped blur the background and provided a nice transition from the textured surface under the rocks to the featureless background. She also used a slight tint to warm up the subject and background. Very well done.
Simply BalancedEditor's Choice for Technical MeritPhotographed by Sheila Ancheta
Honorable Mention. I thought Lars'
painkiller image was effective because it is an intriguing image, and leads the viewer to wonder what the "story" is behind the image. "Thought provoking" is one of the best complements you can receive for your imagery (or any form of communication for that matter).
painkillerHonorable MentionPhotographed by Lars
Viewers are encouraged to respond to this thread describing
why you like a particular image, or think it was particularly successful at meeting the guidelines of the assignment.
Thank you to everyone that participated in the "Simplicity" assignment.
Keith