I thought about posting something like this to the spring photo contest.

[flamin lib]

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Not exactly Spring, more like Summer's Promise to Spring to come.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This is a fantastic photo, but your entry photo has more life and fun going on!

I think it's the perfect entry.

[flamin lib]

5. Thank you, you're always so kind.

[MuseRider]

2. I absolutely love that

photo. Your photos are so good, I just love looking at them.

[flamin lib]

4. Thank you. That's why we make them. nt

[pansypoo53219]

3. cool.

[alfredo]

6. Lovely image.

Well done.

[flamin lib]

7. It's almost but not quite black and white.

The subtlety for tonality is the key to it's attraction.

As part of my MS degree I did a study of mono chromatic images vs multi chromatic images. My conclusion was that while a full color range conveyed more detailed information, i.e. viewers could recall more details of the image, monochromatic images elicited more emotional responses. It was a very small sample and nothing statistically significant was possible it was at least anecdotally interesting.

The one that go to me was a college freshman who looked at a sepia of toast and butter, not the most dramatic image, and cried because it reminded her that she was away from home where Mom made breakfast every morning.

Less can be a lot more.

Oh, and coming from the king of B&W that's high praise.

[alfredo]

8. Simplicity is something I learned looking at Mapplethorpe's flower studies and

Japanese minimalist art. I'm not that great of a student.

Thanks for the kind words.