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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: David Eckels on September 15, 2019, 12:26:09 pm

Title: Agave Complementarity
Post by: David Eckels on September 15, 2019, 12:26:09 pm
While reading in Suler and Zakia about figure and ground, at the same time I was looking through some old photographs, and reworked this one from 2010. I noticed the complementarity between the thorns and (what may be residual?) impressions in the leaves. I got to thinking which becomes the figure and which the ground? Do they trade back and forth, depending on what the eye focuses upon? Anyway, thought I would post this and see if I could stir up any deep thoughts. :o ::)
Title: Re: Agave Complementarity
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on September 15, 2019, 12:33:04 pm
... thought I would post this and see if I could stir up any deep thoughts. :o ::)

Agave always stirs up deep thoughts of... tequila ;)
Title: Re: Agave Complementarity
Post by: David Eckels on September 15, 2019, 12:48:06 pm
Agave always stirs up deep thoughts of... tequila ;)
I expected nothing less! But this is the wrong kind of agave, I think; more suited to mescal.
Title: Re: Agave Complementarity
Post by: Rob C on September 15, 2019, 01:56:00 pm
While reading in Suler and Zakia about figure and ground, at the same time I was looking through some old photographs, and reworked this one from 2010. I noticed the complementarity between the thorns and (what may be residual?) impressions in the leaves. I got to thinking which becomes the figure and which the ground? Do they trade back and forth, depending on what the eye focuses upon? Anyway, thought I would post this and see if I could stir up any deep thoughts. :o ::)

That's a wonderful landscape of the High Sierra Cactaceae. On its side.

Rob
Title: Re: Agave Complementarity
Post by: David Eckels on September 15, 2019, 02:32:41 pm
That's a wonderful landscape of the High Sierra Cactaceae. On its side.

Rob
How did you know?! :D