I chose this image for my colour post because of how blindingly green the algae is compared to the black water and the tiger. The contrast in this image between the light green and the black is instantly noticeable. It looks as if the tiger is leaving a trail of ink in its path on top of this green backdrop. In most pictures of tigers, the orange of the tiger is what normally stands out the most; any other colour takes the backseat. In this image however the tiger takes the backseat and your eyes drawn to the image because of the fluorescent green algae. this image has a sense on solitude in that there are no other ripples in the water and in the way that the photograph was cropped. I feel that the contrast of colours would have been greater if the picture was cropped to show more algae covered water.
The trail it leaves behind really does look like ink and it's quite interesting. However, I think the algae colour is very matte and opaque. Obviously this is nature and there's nothing you can do about it, but it's still a very strong image.
ReplyDelete^second that newt~ it does look like calligraphy! cool! ... but on green paper (?) lol
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