kostas, Thanks for your comments. You are so correct about the shadow on "The Flower." The print had detail between the legs, showing the thumb that Greg felt was missing. The detail was subtle, to be sure, but unmistakable. It added to the feeling of mystery I was trying to impart. The theme was "Major and Minor," and one of the other "mysteries" I was trying to portray is what was major and what was minor. If you even looked at the image more than once, I guess I succeeded. to some degree. I can't claim responsibility for the "small digit nail," as that was completely the model's doing. But the placement of the small digit just slightly away from the other fingers was purposeful. Having it directly beside the other fingers presented too much serenity or something. I wanted more mystery, so I had her move it just a skosh from the other fingers. This was supposed to add a slight bit of psychological impact. Impact without overt attention being drawn. I may be the only one who thought that there was implied significance to that placement, but it was indeed purposeful. The Tree was another gamble. As you pointed out, the colors were unexpected. I thought that gave emphasis to the tree, which was the actual subject for the theme of "Negative Space." But these are the colors and the look of March in Wyoming, USA. The upslope was real and as such it was unavoidable. The camera was level. The tilt of the tree is due to the constant wind that we have here. In fact, my town was written up in _Outdoors_ magazine (I believe) a couple of years ago as one of the major windsurfing sites in the US. It was mentioned in the article that the trees all grow up crooked. Not so good if you ride a bicycle everywhere (I do), but great if you want to windsurf (I don't). Thanks again for your comments. They were very much appreciated. peace, rand
