through the looking glass

For some reason I really like that the dark stick is in the middle right. It just feels right to be there. I also really like the duality of the grass texture next to the water, and the leaves under the water.
-matt

I'm not sure why this is in the Flora and Macro Forum. I guess I lack vision or something - it looks like a bunch of trampled grass to me.

Mark,

It would apper that what Alice Found, she took with her as there is nothing left for me to see.


Eddie

The obligation of a critic is to report what he honestly perceives about a work. It is never his or her duty to perceive what the artist deems. In this case I must unfortunately say that I see nothing of any value. At least to these eyes. This has nothing (as already pointed out) t do with flora or macro. This in no ways lets my heart "sing". Quite the opposite as it mutes and dulls my senses. Disregarding any photographic technique or lack of it thereof I just see a meaningless array of grass and water with no theme, no subject and no reason to pique my interest and further explore. If the intent of the image was to evoke less than a cursory glance then that goal has been met. If the intent was on the other hand for the critics eye and senses to be opened to new vistas then that has not been achieved.

as the rock man said, "you see what you want to see, and you hear what you want to hear."

Fascinating vegetation, looks like a great area to explore.
Matt

I see a nice DOF, well saturated colors but, as stated, no central theme, no trigger to draw the viewer into the image.