The Lorax
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by onejumpjohnny:

Originally posted by liberty: Really don't understand how this fits but, I don't know what a lorax is either. 7 for the effort.

Thanks for the high vote, however it would mean much more if you read the book! Even just looked at the pictures!

The Lorax
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by onejumpjohnny:

Originally posted by MaryO: I would feel sad for this tree, except that it appears to have been diseased (some sort of oozy fungal thing on the right). A picture of an apparently healthy tree stump, maybe even this one from a different perspective, would better represent the theme of the book to me.

Oh you should feel very sad for this tree! That's the point of the story! This was indeed a very healthy tree (until the ice snapped the top off!) decades of years old. The stump does represent the storyline, apparently not to very many critics however. (And not well enough)

The Lorax
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by onejumpjohnny:

Originally posted by Tygerr: Not a very interesting image, and seems a bit tightly cropped.

Interesting? Educate yourself with your subject. This was the author's favorite story. Interesting subject? It was intended to educate a generation.

The Lorax
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by onejumpjohnny:

Originally posted by Doktor: Cropping is a bit sketchy. Also, it doesnt really communicate the story of the Lorax to anyone who isnt immediately familiar with it.

"Sketchy" you say, as in bogus? Too tight perhaps, I'll give you that one, but sketchy.... not even close. With a little research (Google?) one could find a possible link (albeit a small one?) to the image with the story. To tell the tale, you're looking to the wrong site. Even the top three vote getters can't communicate the story. Remember that "picture is worth........" thingee?

Sugary Sweet Circles & Swirls
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by onejumpjohnny:

Originally posted by Darth_Vader: Nice colors but not particularly interesting

I was going for the brilliant color contrasts, shallow depth of field focal area, compositional balancing of right and left with subtle shape perspective in the center, contrast of textures, and (in keeping with the theme of the exercise) including as many "Shapes" as possible. Not.......interesting enough?

Sugary Sweet Circles & Swirls
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by onejumpjohnny:

Originally posted by jfharden: The colors are pretty and if close down the aperture the whole thing will be in focus.

f32 perhaps? This is a macro taken with the Canon PowerShot A95. It is optically not possible to hyperfocus.

Sugary Sweet Circles & Swirls
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by onejumpjohnny:

Originally posted by quiche: Would be more interesting if you cropped out the whole right side of the photo so that the focal point was on the parts of the blue-frosted cupcake and sprinkles that are in sharp focus.

Thanks for the offer, however the scope of the project being "Shapes" includes the injection-molded circles, half domes, and geometry of the plastic container. Shallow depth of field in a macro piece precludes the entire frame from being in sharp focus. By limiting the shot to only those in-focus pieces, I doubt that would make an uninteresting shot such as this....any more interesting??

Sugary Sweet Circles & Swirls
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by quiche:
Would be more interesting if you cropped out the whole right side of the photo so that the focal point was on the parts of the blue-frosted cupcake and sprinkles that are in sharp focus.

Sugary Sweet Circles & Swirls
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by gdub1189:
very clear and focused shot. i love the bright colors and the composition.

Sugary Sweet Circles & Swirls
by onejumpjohnny

Comment by AdrienneGC:
Great job. I love the colors and focus. Only thing I would change is taking the cupcakes out of the plastic container.